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Trump Made a Racist Joke in a Phoenix Megachurch and the Crowd Went WildRobert MackeyIt was hard to say what moment was uglier at Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix: when the president made a racist joke or when his fans urged him to do it.
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Law Enforcement Scoured Protester Communications and Exaggerated Threats to Minneapolis Cops, Leaked Documents ShowMara Hvistendahl, Alleen BrownThe fears stoked by the unfounded warnings appear to have set the stage for the police’s escalating, violent response to the protests.
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Louisiana Environmental Activists Charged With “Terrorizing” for Nonviolent Stunt Targeting Plastics GiantAlleen BrownThe two environmental activists face 15 years of prison in the latest instance of the criminalization of dissent.
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Protests Propel Charles Booker in Close Kentucky Senate Race Against Establishment-Backed Amy McGrathRyan GrimBooker’s grassroots campaign against McGrath surged in the last few weeks. The final results, including absentee ballots, won’t be known until June 30.
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As Black Vigilance Becomes Armed Vigilantism, Accountability Is Lost in Atlanta’s StreetsGeorge ChidiStreet justice administered by people who don’t want anyone to know who they are is not a substitute for policing.
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FBI Expands Ability to Collect Cellphone Location Data, Monitor Social Media, Recent Contracts ShowLee FangRecent contracts with Dataminr and Venntel show a growing focus on harnessing the latest private sector tools for mass surveillance.
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Progressives Plan to Push Big Cuts to Defense Spending, Citing Coronavirus CrisisAlex Emmons“It is time to fundamentally change our national priorities,” Bernie Sanders said. His proposal would reduce Pentagon spending by $74 billion.
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How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at RiskMelissa del Bosque, Isabel MacdonaldThe U.S. has forged ahead with deportations amid the pandemic, creating a petri dish for the virus in crowded ICE facilities and then exporting it overseas.
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What Would Jamaal Bowman’s Win Over Pro-Israel Eliot Engel Mean for Palestinian Rights?Alex KaneBowman’s ouster of Engel, an influential pro-Israel hawk, is on its own a game-changer. Whether Bowman will be a pro-Palestinian ally is less clear.
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Defunding the Police Must Include Ending the Surveillance of MuslimsNabihah MaqboolWe must defund the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Violent Extremism programs that target Black Muslim communities.
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After Killing of 18-Year-Old Andres Guardado, LA Protesters Struggle Against the Limits of Police ReformAída Chávez“The people in power remain in power. … They’ll let us protest because they know that eventually, the people will get tired of protesting.”
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Trump Suggests Navy Sent $5 Billion to Wisconsin Firm to Help Him Win ElectionRobert MackeyThe president told workers at a shipyard that “one of the big factors” in the Navy awarding a contract to their firm was “your location in Wisconsin.”
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Should the Populist Left Work With the Populist Right Where They Have Common Ground, or Shun Them?Glenn GreenwaldA vital debate erupted last week from a vitriolic exchange between Nathan Robinson and Krystal Ball.
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Crisis Fund of $200,000 Launched by Press Freedom Group to Support JournalistsJames RisenThe Press Freedom Defense Fund will provide grants of up to $1,500 each to journalists impacted by the pandemic’s economic fallout.
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The Rebellion Against Racial CapitalismInterceptedHistory professor Robin D.G. Kelley and Hina Shamsi of the ACLU are this week’s guests.
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The Rise of the Left (With Mondaire Jones)DeconstructedThe New York congressional candidate discusses his primary victory and what it means for the American left.
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