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100 days for justice: Another weekend of protest hits St. Louis
September 27, 2017Two competing narratives have emerged—one from activists calling attention to police brutality, the other from police justifying their actions on social media.
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Pro-Confederate demonstration dwarfed by anti-racist response
September 27, 2017The group seemed more interested in hawking Confederate merchandise, depicting once again the ways in which racism and capitalism reinforce one another.
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NFL players’ union defends members in battle with Trump
September 27, 2017Trump claims players are disrespecting the flag and the military, a type of love-it-or-leave-it unquestioning “patriotism” popular with his followers.
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“Being deaf is not a crime”: Protests after OKC police shooting
September 26, 2017The killing of Magdiel Sanchez is the fifth police-involved shooting in Oklahoma City this year.
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Humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, Trump’s tweets focus on Puerto Rico’s debt
September 26, 2017Five days after the Category 4 storm slammed into Puerto Rico, many of the more than 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory were still without adequate food, water and fuel. Flights off the island were...
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