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“We are the mayor:” Newark inaugurates new mayor
July 9, 2014A large and enthusiastic Newark crowd celebrated the inauguration of its 40th mayor, Ras Baraka, last week at the city's New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
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Child refugee crisis: battle for America’s soul
July 9, 2014Since 2011, the number of "unaccompanied" children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has skyrocketed; since Oct. 2013, 52,000 have arrived, and the total may soon reach 90,000.
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Worth repeating: July 4th should inspire us toward third revolution
July 3, 2014Nine years ago we published a still-relevant editorial about the Fourth of July, titled "Toward a third revolution." What we said then bears repeating.
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Republicans use child refugees to block immigration reform
July 2, 2014The arrival in South Texas alone of over 50,000 child refugees without immigration papers has been seized on by Republicans to block immigration reform.
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Union leaders hit Supreme Court rulings
July 2, 2014Union leaders had sharp words for the pro-business tilt of two U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued on the final day of the court's year, June 30.
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