disasters
Black youths as prey: The killing of Jordan Edwards
May 3, 2017The high school freshman was in the company of two of his brothers, and other friends, when police began firing at the car they were in.
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U.S. ‘super-fuze’ breakthrough expands nuclear killing power
April 28, 2017Under the veil of an otherwise-legitimate warhead life-extension program, scientists say the U.S. military has vastly expanded the killing power of its nuclear warheads.
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Seeing Guernica with clear eyes
April 26, 2017Picasso’s painting became a symbol of the struggle against fascism and imperialist war.
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United Airlines excavates a new low in “race to the bottom”
April 12, 2017A passenger who paid for his seat is dragged off a flight bloodied and unconscious. How much worse will it get?
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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist fire: 106th anniversary today in NYC
March 24, 2017Today in New York, workers and safety advocates will come together in remembrance of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City that claimed 146 lives, mostly immigrant women and girls.
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