huffingtonpost.com Article Reprint Federal civil rights lawyers have filed a lawsuit against Meridian, Mississippi and other defendants in which they accuse city officials of operating a “school-to-prison pipeline” that jails students days at a time
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The Handful of Countries Without a Minimum Wage
In a surprising move, President Obama proposed during the State of the Union address to increasing the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. A perpetually controversial issue, the minimum wage remains a flashpoint between
Read moreVideo of Cops Dragging Man Behind Car Triggers Outrage
By Bazi Kanani Article Reprint The videotaped death of cab driver who was tied to a police car and dragged down the street is being investigated as a murder, South African police said today. In
Read moreProtests Mark Anniversary of Travon Martin’s Shooting Death
By Barbara Liston and Jonathan Allen Article Reprint SANFORD, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Demonstrators symbolically wearing hoodies gathered in New York, Florida and California on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of
Read moreDrug Arrests Drop in Chicago but still Snare Thousands in Black Neighborhoods
by Mick Dumke Article Reprint It’s not exactly the same old war on drugs. As law enforcement officials focus their efforts on violent, big-time drug operations, Chicago police made fewer street-level drug arrests in 2012
Read moreBad News and Good News about Racial Prejudice
Steve Bogira Article Reprint I sometimes hear from readers that discrimination against blacks, though lamentable, is largely a thing of the past. The readers who say this inevitably are white.
Read moreRaul Castro Says His New 5-Year Term as Cuba’s President will be His Last
By DAMIEN CAVE Article Reprint MEXICO CITY — President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced Sunday that the five-year term he has just begun will be his last, giving the Castro era an official expiration date
Read moreU.S Sues Disgraced Cyclist Armstrong for Sponsor Money
by: David Ingram Article Reprint WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States accused cyclist Lance Armstrong on Friday of defrauding the U.S. Postal Service by taking its sponsorship money at the same time he was doping
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