National Review Is Trying to Rewrite Its Own Racist History

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Tana Ganeva

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to discipline officers who commit violence does nothing to address NYPD’s culture of rewarding bad behavior.

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National Review Is Trying to Rewrite Its Own Racist History

Ryan Grim

The magazine invested extraordinary amounts of time and resources into building an intellectual edifice for segregation.

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There’s a War Going On Over Kamala Harris’s Wikipedia Page, With Unflattering Elements Vanishing

Aída Chávez

In recent presidential cycles, the velocity of edits made to a Wikipedia page have correlated with the choice of vice presidential running mate.

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Trump Campaign Ads Mislead Viewers About Black Protesters Who Stopped Violence

Robert Mackey

Through deceptive editing, two Trump campaign ads falsely portray law-abiding Black Lives Matter protesters who acted to prevent violence as dangerous thugs.

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Carl Reiner’s Life Should Remind Us: If You Like Laughing, Thank FDR and the New Deal

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Reiner, Stephen Colbert, Jordan Peele, Steve Carrell, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Their comedy descends directly from the Works Progress Administration.

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Seattle’s CHOP Went Out With Both a Bang and a Whimper

Arun Gupta

Even before the police moved in to dismantle CHOP and take back Seattle’s East Precinct, the Occupy-style protest was collapsing under its own weight.

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How the Coronavirus Became a Death Sentence at a GEO Group Halfway House

Liliana Segura

Two men have died from Covid-19 at the GEO Group’s Leidel Center in Houston. A third died just after coming home.

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Amid Coronavirus, a Flawed Guardianship System Can Make It Impossible to Care for Relatives in Assisted Living Facilities

Rachel M. Cohen

Adult guardianship is a legally thorny issue that sees seniors placed in assisted living facilities, even when they have relatives willing to care for them.

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Purdue Pharma Made Political Contributions After Going Bankrupt

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The Democratic Attorneys General Association accepted $25,000 in donations, even as its members are leading opioid crisis litigation against Purdue.

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The Census Is Reopening Too: Workers Fear Being Sacrificed to Coronavirus for the Sake of a Speedy Tally

Alleen Brown

As the coronavirus crisis grew, workers say the Census Bureau was slow to respond. Now they fear returning to work without enough protections.

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Instead of Freeing Elderly Prisoners in Response to Coronavirus, Cuomo Created a Prison Nursing Home Way Upstate

Natasha Lennard

A case of the coronavirus has already been reported at the nursing home prison.

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House Democrats, Working With Liz Cheney, Restrict Trump’s Planned Withdrawal of Troops From Afghanistan and Germany

Glenn Greenwald

The bipartisan commitment to using Russia for endless war and imperialism remains vibrant.

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An Interview with Nancy Pelosi Challenger Shahid Buttar and a Look at the History of Fascist Movements in the U.S.

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Airline Industry Helped Conceal N95 Mask Export From U.S. to China

Thursday, July 2, 2020

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Trump Made a Racist Joke in a Phoenix Megachurch and the Crowd Went Wild

Saturday, June 27, 2020

It was hard to say what moment was uglier: when the president made a racist joke or when his fans urged him to do it. MOST READ Trump Made a Racist Joke in a Phoenix Megachurch and the Crowd Went Wild

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

A peaceful protest movement confronts a lawless police culture. MOST READ Police Attacks on Protesters Are Rooted in a Violent Ideology of Reactionary Grievance Ryan Devereaux A peaceful protest

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