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Despite Pot Legalization in Alaska, Black Woman Faces Up to 54 Years in Prison
As whites prepare to cash in on the legalized marijuana business, Black people like Charlo Greene continue to be penalized.
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Bush Officials Immunity for War on Terror Abuses to Be Subject, Again, of Supreme Court Battle
SCOTUS will determine if high-ranking US officials can be sued for civil rights abuses that occurred just after September 11.
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Amid Trump’s Tailspin, Lawmakers Briefed on Nominee Withdrawal Scenario
What would happen if the real estate mogul is removed from the ticket?
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Here’s Who’s Turning Wage Fights Into Grassroots Power at the Ballot Box
Community groups to flex their electoral muscle with a groundswell of support for minimum wage ballot initiatives.
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Anti-Abortion Legislators Feign Concern for Black Families
Republicans who should be reining in police are instead pushing abortion restrictions to "save" Black fetuses.
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Workers Walk Off the Job at World’s Richest University to Demand a Living Wage
700 cafeteria workers at Harvard, the richest university in the world, are on strike for the first time in three decades.
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How Lithuania Helped Run a Secret CIA Prison
Lithuania helped the CIA set up and run a "black site" for detention of al Qaeda suspects.
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Activists Shut Down Chicago Intersection to Protest Police Training Conference
Activists and numerous community groups say the conference promotes the wider militarization of police.
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A Yemeni Journalist Speaks Out After US-Backed Bombing Strikes Wedding
The attack was carried out with warplanes and munitions sold to the Saudi-led coalition by the United States.
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Jodi Jacobson on Why It Took So Long to Derail the Trump Train
Fifteen GOP senators are now openly opposing Trump's candidacy.