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Sep 25 2020
News
The Breonna Taylor Verdict
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT Technician was shot and killed during an interaction with Louisville police officers in March. Following her death, many people around the country took to the streets in protest. Abridge NewsOct 21 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: Free Speech on Campus
Do college administrators have a duty to protect students against harmful speech and negative emotional consequences? Or is the purpose of college education to expose yourself to different views and build resiliency against bad ideas? Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against free speech on college campuses with AllStances™ by AllSides.
Henry A. Brechter
Jun 03 2019
News
Donald Trump meets Queen at start of UK state visit
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have met the Queen on the first day of their state visit to the UK.
The pair went to Buckingham Palace for a private lunch and welcome ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Trump laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey and are due to attend a state banquet this evening.
Minutes before arriving in the UK,
BBC NewsJun 02 2020
News
Unrest in wake of Floyd death puts pressure on Biden as he mulls running mate
As former Vice President Joe Biden considers one of the most consequential decisions of his White House bid – whom he’ll choose as running mate – the wave of unrest sweeping across America’s cities the past week is impacting his decision-making as it elevates the combustible issue of racial injustice.
The volume’s been turned up on the already-existing calls for Biden to name a black
Fox News (Online News)Nov 20 2012
News
Why Wal-Mart workers are striking on Black Friday
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The stage has been set for a battle between a group of Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) workers and the retailer on Black Friday. The union-backed group OUR Walmart expects thousands of workers to participate in the protest planned this week. The employees will ask the country's largest employer to end what they call retaliation against speaking out for better pay, fair
CNN (Online News)Jun 01 2020
Analysis
Trump Doesn’t Believe in Law and Order
He supports cops who target people of color. He attacks those who target him and his friends.
This weekend, as violence and protests over the death of George Floyd shook the country, President Donald Trump called for “law and order.” “We support the overwhelming majority of police officers who are … devoted public servants,” said Trump. “It is essential that we protect the crown jewel
SlateJun 01 2020
News
Trauma and gaffes crash Biden's VP selection process
Real-life events — from the grave to the mundane — have recast his choice of potential running mates.
Joe Biden’s choice of a running mate is getting more treacherous with each news cycle.
Real-life events — from the outcry over the killing of black men in Minnesota and Georgia, to a mundane request for boating privileges in Michigan — are crashing into his already fraught
PoliticoJun 01 2020
Opinion
Good Policing Saves Black Lives
A report by Harvard’s Roland Fryer shows that when the cops pull back, homicides increase.
How do you root out bad cops without changing the behavior of good cops?
That’s a question explored in a forthcoming academic paper on policing the police by Harvard economist Roland Fryer and co-author Tanaya Devi. Given the current nationwide protests and mob violence ignited by the death
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)May 30 2020
Opinion
Want to stop these riots? Reform the police.
Every Fourth of July when I was a boy, the Jaycees sponsored a carnival at our local park, followed by a concert from the town’s volunteer band and a fireworks show. The water-balloon toss and the cotton candy machine were delightful, I suppose, but the attraction that galvanized every boy at the fair was the chance to lay down two bucks for the chance to swing a sledgehammer at an old car.
Washington PostMay 30 2020
Analysis
Anger Is Justified, Riots Never Are
Sometimes a responsibility falls to you that you never anticipated. Sometimes history just demands that someone should say it: Riots are bad. Riots are never a coherent or moral response to injustice, they just multiply injustices and the rioters themselves often suffer more in the long run.
Unfortunately it must be said, because absolute morons who would call the cops without
National Review (News)