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6 Elements of Police Spin: An Object Lesson in Copspeak

The linguistic gymnastics needed to report on police violence without calling up images of police violence is a thing of semantic wonder. Officers don’t shoot, they are merely “involved” in shootings

January 31, 2018
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ACLU Vows to Keep Fighting as Supreme Court Allows Trump's Mostly Muslim Travel Ban to Take Effect

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The Supreme Court handed a victory to President Donald Trump Monday, when it allowed his latest travel ban to go into effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The administration

December 5, 2017
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House Intelligence Committee’s NSA Surveillance Bill Includes New Threats and Old

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Thrown last-minute into a torrent of competing legislation, a new bill meant to expand the NSA’s broad surveillance powers is the most recent threat to American privacy. It increases who is

December 1, 2017
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Cherokee Writer: Trump Pocahontas Slur Reflects Centuries of Colonial Violence Against Native Women

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As Native American Heritage Month winds down, President Donald Trump is opening the door to new drilling and mining on land considered sacred by tribal nations. On Monday, Trump plans to travel

November 29, 2017
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When Communities Say No One Should Stay in Jail Just Because They’re Poor

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When Dorothy Hinton-Adams was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a can of peanuts in May, she didn’t have the money to pay for her bail, which a judge set at $500.

November 27, 2017
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Mugabe, China and the US - What is Next for Zimbabwe?

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Paul Jay talks with Larry Wilkerson, part 6

November 26, 2017
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