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Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Media Mogul Trying to Buy Baltimore’s Mayoral Race

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By Pete Tucker Baltimore’s mayoral election tomorrow will be shaped by “the single biggest donation to a political campaign in city history,...

To End 'Failed Approach,' Biden DOJ Formally Moves to Reclassify Marijuana

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By Julia Conley The decision "validates the experiences of tens of millions of Americans, as well as tens of thousands of physicians, w...

Biden Moves Forward With 'Immoral' $1 Billion Arms Shipment to Israel

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By Julia Conley The new shipment was announced "right after the State Department admits Israel has 'likely' used U.S.-supplied ...
Thursday, May 9, 2024

What students protesting Israel’s Gaza siege want — and how their demands on divestment fit into the BDS movement

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By  Mira Sucharov , Carleton University A wave of protests expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people is spreading across college...

Still much unknown on how marijuana policies would change in states under Biden plan

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By Jacob Fischler U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has  proposed loosening  the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

Dozens march to Flint city hall as the water crisis turns 10 year old

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Chanting “Clean water is what we demand,” “Water is a right” and “No justice, no peace,” dozens of people marched to Flint City Hall on Thur...

Tough-on-crime bill imposing adult sentences on juveniles heads to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk

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By Anita Wadhwani Senator says the measure brings “massive repercussions,” complicated jurisdiction and legal questions Teens as young as 14...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

News of Mass Graves Isn’t Much News to US Outlets

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By  Xenia Gonikberg The bodies of over 300 people were discovered in a mass grave at the Nasser medical complex in Khan Younis, a Gaza city ...

Liberal Justices Grill Attorney in Supreme Court Case on Criminalizing Homelessness

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By Julia Conley "Where are they supposed to sleep? Are they supposed to kill themselves not sleeping?" asked Justice Sonia Sotomay...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The student movement for Palestine intensifies struggle with wave of university encampments

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by  Natalia Marques   After Columbia students launched their Gaza Solidarity Encampment, students across the US joined the call to stand in ...