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Jun 10 2020
Opinion
Police reform was never going to be easy — but now’s the time
As the worldwide demonstrations continue two weeks after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, the question is whether outrage will lead to real reforms?
Fundamental reforms would begin with ending the “qualified immunity” of police, curbing the militarization of police forces, transferring funds and functions to social agencies, imposing residency requirements and
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.Feb 11 2020
Opinion
The Oscars finally got it right
The Oscars took place Sunday night under torrential rain so heavy that it threatened to rip through the white tent sheltering the celebrity fabulousness on the red carpet. You'd be excused if you assumed this downpour to be a symbol of the sweeping cultural changes to which the Motion Picture Academy, and Hollywood in general, have failed to fully adapt. In the lead up to the award show, we
CNN (Opinion)Mar 26 2020
Opinion
How are we going to have an election in November?
It’s hard to focus on right now, but this November we’re going to have a presidential election that may be the most important in our lifetimes.
How, exactly?
All we can say for certain, in this plague year, is that we won’t do it the way we expected. The election will take place in the shadow of a pandemic that has affected every state in the union, killed more than 1,000
Eugene RobinsonJul 07 2015
News
Hillary Clinton vs. media: what's really going on (+video)
Despite the moving rope line incident, Hillary Clinton's relationship with the media is better than it was in 2008. But the advent of social media has dramatically changed the media landscape.
Christian Science MonitorDec 11 2014
News
$1 trillion spending bill barely hangs on in first test vote
The $1.1 trillion spending bill narrowly survived its first test Thursday when the House approved rules for debate, bringing the bill to the floor and setting up an afternoon showdown that will expose just how deep the divisions run within the Democratic Party.
Senate Democrats were pleading for the bill’s passage, saying it was the best deal possible in divided government, but a House
Washington TimesDec 18 2020
News
Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says
Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are languishing in warehouses awaiting shipment instructions from the Trump administration — even as states are clamoring for them — vaccine manufacturer Pzifer said in a statement Thursday.
The startling bottleneck is occurring as America is breaking daily COVID-19 death tolls. The U.S. lost more people on Wednesday alone (3,611) than the
HuffPostJun 08 2020
News
Democrats offer sweeping police reform bill
Democrats put forward sweeping legislation Monday aimed at cracking down on police brutality and recording patterns of misuse of force across the country, the first concrete step toward action from Washington as a national movement emerges.
The legislation -- which was led by the Congressional Black Caucus, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee and Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris of
CNN (Online News)Dec 20 2019
Analysis
What's the Correct Libertarian Position on Abortion? A Soho Forum Debate
That was the resolution of a public debate hosted by the Soho Forum in New York City on December 8, 2019. It featured Walter Block arguing for the resolution and Kerry Baldwin arguing against it. Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein moderated.
It was an Oxford-style debate. That means the audience votes on the resolution at the beginning and end of the event, and the side that gains the
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