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Michelle Alexander | Something More Is Required of Us Now.
Michelle Alexander, Michele Alexander's Facebook Page
Alexander writes: "This nation was founded on the idea that some lives don't matter. Freedom and justice for some, not all. That's the foundation. Yes, progress has been made in some respects, but it hasn't come easy. There's an unfinished revolution waiting to be won."
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Michelle Alexander, Michele Alexander's Facebook Page
Alexander writes: "This nation was founded on the idea that some lives don't matter. Freedom and justice for some, not all. That's the foundation. Yes, progress has been made in some respects, but it hasn't come easy. There's an unfinished revolution waiting to be won."
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Police Begin Nationwide Militarized Crackdown in Wake of Dallas Shootings
Jon Swaine and Edward Helmore, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "During a weekend of protests over killings by police, more than 160 people were arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where demonstrations continued to grow over the fatal shooting by officers last week of Alton Sterling."
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Jon Swaine and Edward Helmore, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "During a weekend of protests over killings by police, more than 160 people were arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where demonstrations continued to grow over the fatal shooting by officers last week of Alton Sterling."
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Theresa May Is Poised to Become British Prime Minister After Rival Drops out of Race
Griff Witte, The Washington Post
Witte writes: "Theresa May moved Monday onto an unchallenged path to become Britain's next prime minister after her lone rival pulled out of the race and set in motion a possible fast-track leadership change as the country plots its exit from the European Union."
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Griff Witte, The Washington Post
Witte writes: "Theresa May moved Monday onto an unchallenged path to become Britain's next prime minister after her lone rival pulled out of the race and set in motion a possible fast-track leadership change as the country plots its exit from the European Union."
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Police Arrest Man Who Filmed Them Executing Alton Sterling
teleSUR
Excerpt: "Chris LeDay, the man who shared the video recording of the Alton Sterling shooting, was arrested less than 24 hours after he shared the footage on false charges of 'assault and battery,' a move he said was an act of police retaliation for posting the video."
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teleSUR
Excerpt: "Chris LeDay, the man who shared the video recording of the Alton Sterling shooting, was arrested less than 24 hours after he shared the footage on false charges of 'assault and battery,' a move he said was an act of police retaliation for posting the video."
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Congress' First LGBT Rights Hearing Since Orlando Is on a Bill to Legalize Discrimination
Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "One month ago on Tuesday, a gunman shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. House Republicans plan to mark this milestone with a hearing on a bill that would enable widespread discrimination against LGBT people."
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Ian Millhiser, ThinkProgress
Millhiser writes: "One month ago on Tuesday, a gunman shot and killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. House Republicans plan to mark this milestone with a hearing on a bill that would enable widespread discrimination against LGBT people."
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Migrants Face Torture, Rape in Journey From Libya to Europe
Bram Janssen and Dominique Soguel, Associated Press
Excerpt: "By trying to prevent refugees from taking the dangerous sea journey across the Mediterranean, European countries are dooming the migrants to prolonged abuse in Libya at the hands of authorities and the country's many militias, rights groups warn."
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Bram Janssen and Dominique Soguel, Associated Press
Excerpt: "By trying to prevent refugees from taking the dangerous sea journey across the Mediterranean, European countries are dooming the migrants to prolonged abuse in Libya at the hands of authorities and the country's many militias, rights groups warn."
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Vandana Shiva | Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarized Mind
Vandana Shiva, Common Dreams
Shiva writes: "Developing tools of extermination in the garb of saving the world is a crime. A crime that must not be allowed to continue any further."
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Vandana Shiva, Common Dreams
Shiva writes: "Developing tools of extermination in the garb of saving the world is a crime. A crime that must not be allowed to continue any further."
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