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15 is too young for life without parole, especially if you’re innocent
May 7, 2018The boy did not lie, but Oklahoma justice fell short for this Native Indigenous Seminole lad.
Read moreTrump ends TPS for Hondurans; stokes racist frenzy over “caravan”
May 7, 2018Stoking voters’ fears about invasions by dark-skinned foreigners is part of the right wings’ bag of tricks in this election year.
Read moreThis week in history: The city of New Orleans founded in 1718
May 7, 2018This year in New Orleans, it’s Laissez les bons temps rouler—Let the good times roll—as a unique historic American city marks its 300th birthday.
Read moreAFL-CIO launches study of state of work and of unions
May 4, 2018The AFL-CIO says workers are buffeted by automation, globalization, and robotics, which threaten high joblessness.
Read moreNew Poor Peoples Campaign to kick off with D.C. rally
May 2, 2018“People should not live in or die from poverty in the richest nation ever to exist."
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