U.S.
Aurora’s right-wing celebrity police chief spins narrative justifying 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson’s killing
June 15, 2023Chief Arturo Acevedo, pal of Alex Jones and Donald Trump, goes from one police department to another—with racist controversy always trailing in his wake.
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United for Democracy: Labor-progressive coalition launches campaign to change Supreme Court
June 14, 2023Leaders point to the High Court’s pervasive tilt towards the rich, the powerful, and the corporate class.
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Atlanta forks over millions for Cop City construction; opponents demand voter referendum
June 14, 2023Deception over the true cost abounds, but the city council allocates millions in taxpayer dollars anyway.
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Retaliation: Amazon fires Alabama union organizer Jennifer Bates
June 14, 2023“At Amazon, there is no future for workers like me,” said Bates who, like most Bessemer workers, is Black.
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New book studies why Black women turned to the Communist Party in 1930s
June 14, 2023Historian Melissa Ford’s research explores Black women’s radical activism during the Great Depression.
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