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Derek Chauvin and Amy Cooper Are One and The Same
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Unpaid Prison Barber Made to Work During Covid Says, “We Aren’t Properly Disinfecting Anything”
Each morning at 8:30, Ron begins trimming hair and beards at a barber shop from hell....more
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In U.S. Counties Where Lynchings Were Prevalent, Police Are More Likely to Shoot Black People
Areas with higher numbers of lynchings from 1877 to 1950 have more officer-involved shootings of Black Americans today.more
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The Long List of Names That Came Before Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
Samuel Williams. Tyisha Miller. Amadou Diallo. Eric Garner. I've reported their names for decades. This time feels different.more
By Salim Muwakkil
AFL-CIO Leader Richard Trumka Defends Police Unions by Comparing Them to Employers
As the AFL-CIO struggles with a growing debate over its alignment with police unions, the...more
By Hamilton Nolan
It’s Not Just Covid That Has Hondurans Starving. It’s Also U.S. Policy.
On the roots of the Honduran hunger crisis.more
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Celebrating Juneteenth, Labor Finds Its Voice for Racial Justice
In work stoppages, rallies, motorcades and a spectacular West Coast port shutdown, labor tied itself...more
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The Thing About Police Unions
Most unions don’t aggressively shield their members from accountability for murder. Police unions...more
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SEIU President: Expelling Police Unions From the Labor Movement “Has to Be Considered”
The 2 million-member SEIU—arguably America’s most politically powerful progressive union—passed...more
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