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Apr 01 2016
News
African-American Pastors Decry Gov. Deal's Betrayal on Religious Liberty
A group of black ministers held a press conference in Georgia Thursday to urge Gov. Nathan Deal to reverse his pledge to veto a religious liberty bill.
CBNMar 17 2021
News
Migrants Mass at U.S.-Mexico Border, Pinning Hopes on Biden
Members of a group of migrants living in a new border encampment here have a message for the new U.S. president printed on their T-shirts: “Biden please let us in!”
Despite statements from the new administration that it won’t let in large numbers of migrants anytime soon, hundreds of people have set up tents in a plaza just across from the U.S. border. They say they believe President
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 09 2021
Fact Check
Schumer Falsely Claims ‘All’ Americans Got Out of Afghanistan
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has conceded that the New York Democrat falsely claimed that “all” Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan “have come out.” Government officials say that fewer than 100 U.S. citizens, and an unknown number of U.S. legal permanent residents, who want to leave Afghanistan are still in the country.
Schumer made his remarks in an
FactCheck.orgAug 03 2020
Interactive Debate
Is the minimum wage good for the economy?
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers. As the number of the global poor continues to increase and inflation persistently rises, the debate on the minimum wage becomes more heated.
A few key issues are references in this debate. First is the issue of worker protection. Proponents of the minimum wage argue that it increases the standard of
KialoFeb 02 2021
News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she is a sexual assault survivor while recounting Capitol siege
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., revealed on Monday night that she is a sexual assault survivor while recounting her experiences during last month's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
"I'm a survivor of sexual assault," Ocasio-Cortez said, her voice quivering with emotion. "And I haven't told many people that in my life. But when we go through trauma, trauma compounds on each other
ABC News (Online)Feb 02 2021
News
House Dems make case for conviction; Trump denies charges
Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the U.S. Capitol, House Democrats said Tuesday in making their most detailed case yet for why the former president should be convicted and permanently barred from office. Trump denied the allegations through his lawyers and called the trial unconstitutional.
The
Associated Press Fact CheckJul 07 2020
News
The coronavirus is ushering in a new era of surveillance at work
As companies continue to prepare for the return of their employees to the workplace, they're weighing new types of surveillance in the name of safety.
Why it matters: Just as the coronavirus pandemic has acted as an accelerant for the adoption of remote work, it has also normalized increased surveillance and data collection. In the post-pandemic workplace, our bosses will know a lot
AxiosJul 18 2015
News
Majority Of White People Say There's Racism Everywhere, But Not Around Them
The last year has provided plenty of vivid examples that racism is alive and well in the United States: several high-profile police killings of young black men, the racially-motivated shooting of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina, and, most recently, the ongoing debate and protests over the removal of the Confederate flag.
While most white Americans acknowledge that
HuffPostFeb 26 2020
News
America has a 'gruesome' history of lynching, but it's not a federal crime. A House vote could change that
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on legislation that would make lynching a federal crime, a move supporters say is long overdue in a country whose history is stained with the atrocities.
“I cannot imagine our nation did not have any federal law against lynching when so many African Americans have been lynched,’’ said Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democrat from Illinois and a lead sponsor of
USA TODAYJun 11 2021
Analysis
The World Loves Free Speech—Except When They're Offended
Americans oppose restrictions, but report feeling less free to speak about political matters.
Freedom of expression wins strong endorsements around the world when people are asked, say researchers, so why have protections for speech consistently slipped for over a decade? Part of the problem is that many of those surveyed embrace a convenient attitude toward the issue: they support
Reason