Michelle Zacarias
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michelle Zacarias
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Politics
Sessions spent first 100 days undermining civil rights
May 26, 2017The LCCRUL has released a report on the first 100 days that Jeff Sessions has been in office as Attorney General of the United States.
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Labor
McDonald’s workers have families – but can’t make enough to feed them
May 24, 2017The corporate giant has continuously thwarted employees in their demands for better working conditions and a livable wage.
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U.S.
Right wing extremist sheriff may join DHS; department has yet to confirm
May 18, 2017Clarke came out in opposition to the Black Lives Matter movements, calling them a ‘terrorist organization’ and predicting that they would “join forces with ISIS.”
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Environment
Environmental violations a continued feature of Dakota Access pipeline
May 11, 2017In the conversation surrounding the #No DAPL movement, a number of environmental specialists raised serious concerns about the continuation of the pipeline.
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U.S.
#FreeBresha: Black girls and women endangered at home, abused in the system
May 10, 2017The legal system has long practiced an exclusionary politics of protection that disproportionately hurts black women.
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U.S.
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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Politics
In Chicago, undocumented workers take the streets for May Day
May 2, 2017On May 1st, laborers, activists, and community members gathered around the city to celebrate the annual International Workers’ Day march.
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Opinion
Bill O’Reilly’s firing a gift for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April 20, 2017One can only hope that the public continues to push for accountability with the same vigor that allowed for O'Reilly’s termination in the first place.
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