Just before Michael Brown was felled by police bullets, he turned to face the officer, Darren Wilson, who had been in pursuit. Then, at the climax of an incident that has gripped and divided the country, Brown started moving toward… Read More ›
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Anonymous Seized The Klan’s Main Twitter Account This Morning
By skywriter and wouldn’t let go until a short time ago. Anonymous had been in control of the Klan’s main Twitter account @KuKluxKlanUSA since 9 this morning, posting its own pictures on the racists’ account and using the hashtags, #OpKKK #Ferguson… Read More ›
Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?
By Ari Berman in The Nation Bryan McGowan spent twenty-two years in the US Marine Corps, including four tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. When he was stationed at Camp LeJeune in North Carolina from 2005 until 2010, McGowan used same-day… Read More ›
Jim Crow returns: Millions of minority voters threatened by electoral purge
Election officials in 27 states, most of them Republicans, have launched a program that threatens a massive purge of voters from the rolls. Millions, especially black, Hispanic and Asian-American voters, are at risk. Already, tens of thousands have been removed… Read More ›
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