hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.
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What Lies Beneath
By Karla Zabludovsky Article Reprint Gussie Maccracken, a paleontology intern, sits down on the sloping hill to dust off rocks with a small paintbrush, her back turned to the giant container ships making their way
Read moreU.S. Patent Office Cancels Washington Redskins’ Trademark
by Bill Chappell Article Reprint The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has revoked the trademark of the NFL’s Washington Redskins, after ruling in a case brought by five Native Americans that the name disparages a
Read moreToronto Mayor Rob Ford to return to work from rehab on June 30
By Marcus Hondro Article Reprint Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been in rehab since early May but his date of return to his job has been finalized. Monday the Toronto city clerk received a note
Read moreUS seizes Benghazi raid ‘ringleader’ Ahmed Abu Khattala
The suspected ringleader of the September 2012 raid on a US diplomatic post in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which left four Americans dead, has been captured, the Pentagon says. bbc.com Article Reprint Ahmed Abu
Read moreObama will propose vast expansion of Pacific Ocean marine sanctuary
By Juliet Eilperin Article Reprint President Obama on Tuesday will announce his intent to make a broad swath of the central Pacific Ocean off-limits to fishing, energy exploration and other activities, according to senior
Read moreThe Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Affordable Healthcare Act
rawdawgb.blogspot.com Article Reprint I have openly stated for the record that if one desires to explore how the Federal Government operates in the function of health care administrator, just look at the Veterans Administration Hospital
Read moreSheriff compares influx of children entering the country illegally to Katrina victims
by Mo Barnes Article Reprint New media reports are exposing the scope of the humanitarian crisis that is occurring at the Arizona and Texas border. Reports from the U.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs
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