Articles focusing on politics

Challenge To Affirmative Action Ban Reveals Deep Divide At Supreme Court

“My goodness, I thought … we’ve held that the 14th Amendment protects all races,” Justice Antonin Scalia said, as the justices consider whether a Michigan ban on affirmative action is constitutional. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Rihanna Tweets About Thailand Sex Show, Bar Owner Arrested

Rihanna’s social media posts lead to the arrest of a bar owner in Thailand. by Janice Llamoca Article Reprint Rihanna’s posts on social media during a trip to Thailand in September have led to another

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Fast-Food Wages Come With a $7 Billion Side of Public Assistance

By Susan Berfield Article Reprint Talking about salaries, that fundamental measure of what someone’s labor is worth by someone else’s calculation, is usually fraught. Talking about the minimum wage is often harder, especially because low-paying

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Antonin Scalia: 14th Amendment Protects Everyone, Not ‘Only The Blacks’

By Paige Lavender Article Reprint During oral arguments on an affirmative action case on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said the 14th Amendment protects everyone, not “only the blacks.”

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I, Rielle Hunter, Apologize

By: Rielle Hunter Article Reprint I behaved badly. That may seem obvious to you but it’s taken me a long time to admit that, even to myself. For years I was so viciously attacked by

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We Must Open Our Eyes to America’s Political Prisoners

The United States, with by far the largest prison population in the world, denies that it holds even one person for political reasons. In reality, the very size and ferocity of the American Gulag sends

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Illinois Residents Able to Access SNAP Benefits After Tech Glitch Fixed

By Alex Parker  Article Reprint CHICAGO — Illinois residents hoping to use their food stamp benefits were stymied much of Saturday after a power outage temporarily knocked the system down. The problem was resolved Saturday

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All-time polling lows for both political parties – third party whispered in 2016

By: Dwight L. Schwab Jr Article Reprint The public’s outrage with Washington, the president and Congress has hit an all-time low among Americans.  Could it signal the emergence of a credible third party in the

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