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137 Shots, No Convictions: Cleveland Cop Acquitted in Killing of Two Unarmed Black People
The national conversation on policing African-American communities is focused on Cleveland after a major federal settlement and a controversial verdict.
Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Ensure Public Accountability, Transparency at Privately-Operated Prisons
On Wednesday, US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress.
NAACP Accuses Baltimore Police Union of Intimidation
A pointed letter to FOP president says the union's criticism is widening the racial divide.
The Philippines Factory Fire Was a Planned Massacre of Women Workers
The factory wasn't a factory; it was a slaughterhouse.
With House Passage of Extreme 20-Week Abortion Ban, GOP Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights
The vote came months after Republicans were forced to withdraw their initial version following dissent from women in their own party.
“By Any Means Necessary”: Remembering Malcolm X on His 90th Birthday
Malcolm X became one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century.
Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors on Creating a New Economy of Nonviolence
Black Lives Matter's Patrisse Cullors speaks about her violent childhood and the “economy of violence.”
Boycott From Within: Interview With Activists Ronnie Barkan and Haidar Eid
The two-state solution has been declared dead too many times to count, but have we turned a corner?
Former Baltimore Cop: You Can’t Enforce the Law by Breaking It
Stephen Tabeling says police who are hesitant in wake of Freddie Gray indictments don't understand the law.
Snowden Documents: NSA Technology Lets the Government Generate Transcripts of Private Phone Calls
The NSA is converting phone conversations into searchable text.