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Jun 08 2020
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Democrats’ Calls to Defund the Police Are a Losing Bet at the Polls
Democratic lawmakers, operatives, and commentators are calling for the defunding or abolition of America's police departments in the wake of officer Derek Chauvin's killing of unarmed black man George Floyd.
While the proposal is popular among the party's progressive activist wing and on Twitter, it faces a hard wall of resistance among the wider public. A recent YouGov poll showed that
Washington Free BeaconFeb 16 2020
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Tlaib protests with airline workers at Detroit Metro Airport
Romulus — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined airline catering workers who work for Delta Airlines on Friday to protest "poverty wages and unaffordable healthcare."
Tlaib locked arms with eight airline workers who sat blocking traffic at Detroit Metropolitan Airport while nearly 100 union members with Unite Here rallied outside Delta's McNamara Terminal departures. The protesters held signs
Detroit NewsFeb 20 2017
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Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don’t
Many of President Trump’s most dedicated supporters — the sort who waited for hours in the Florida sun this weekend for his first post-inauguration campaign rally — say their lives changed on election night. Suddenly they felt like their views were actually respected and in the majority.
Washington PostAug 05 2020
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Partisan eruptions at antifa hearing leave witnesses doubtful Congress will act
Witnesses at a recent Senate hearing who testified about antifa's role in stirring aggressive protests and riots in Portland, Oregon, say their call for federal action may be ignored due to process issues in the proceeding that left Senate Democrats fuming.
Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, on Tuesday, led the three-hour hearing of his judiciary subcommittee, “The Right of the People
Washington ExaminerSep 29 2020
Analysis
The Big Covid-19 Suburban Head-Fake
During the months of the Covid-19 lockdowns, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers fled the city, some for second homes in the country and some to resettle in the suburbs. The flight began in March and April, and got turbocharged after Memorial Day with the riots and looting that followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. City life had practically overnight become a low-value deal: no
The American ConservativeDec 11 2019
Headline Roundup
NJ Shooting Being Investigated as Domestic Terrorism
After a shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey left a police officer and five civilians dead, officials are investigating the incident as an act of domestic terrorism. At least one of the two alleged shooters reportedly had ties to a Black Hebrew Israelite group, and had posted anti-police and anti-Semitic content online. The pair was armed with 'long rifles', according to witnesses.
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Daily Beast NPR (Online News) Breitbart NewsJan 21 2020
Opinion
Why Are So Many Young People Unhappy?
Here are some unhappy statistics:
-- In America between 1946 and 2006, the suicide rate quadrupled for males ages 15 to 24 and doubled for females the same age.
-- In 1950, the suicide rate per 100,000 Americans was 11.4. In 2017, it was 14.
-- According to Grant Duwe, director of research and evaluation at the Minnesota Department of Corrections, in the 1980s, there were
Dennis PragerMar 04 2013
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Obama pushing to diversify federal judiciary amid GOP delays
In Florida, President Obama has nominated the first openly gay black man to sit on a federal district court. In New York, he has nominated the first Asian American lesbian. And his pick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit? The first South Asian.
Washington PostNov 18 2019
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US angers Palestinians with reversal on Israeli settlements
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be a violation of international law, reversing four decades of American policy and further undermining the Palestinians’ effort to gain statehood.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is repudiating the 1978 State Department legal opinion that held
Associated PressJun 13 2016
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A Berkeley activist tries to bring civility to the Trump era
If you needed more proof that the country is painfully divided over politics, picture this. A former divorce mediator, trained in the art of keeping husbands and wives from throttling each other, is trying to create a calm, safe space for people to talk about politics.
Living Room Conversations is the brainchild of Joan Blades of Berkeley, California. A political activist and former
Newsweek