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Police Reform Group Welcomes Emery As CCRB Chair
Richard EmeryIn response to the appointment of Richard D. Emery, Esq. as Chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement from...
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Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement Between MTA And Unions To Avert Strikes
Simon, Cuomo, PrendergastMany details of the deal was not disclosed. The union wanted 17% wage increase covering six years while the MTA was talking about 17% over seven years. The deal is believed to...
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Bill Clinton Warns Israel On "Isolating Itself From World Opinion"
Bill ClintonNew Delhi (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton has warned Israel about "isolating itself from world opinion" due to repeated conflicts in Gaza after four children were killed on a beach...
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Dreamers Confront VP Biden Over Deportations
Vice President Biden Detroit, MI—At this year’s Netroots Nation conference, Dreamers and other immigrant rights activists are shining the spotlight on our country’s inhumane immigration system,...
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CPJ Calls For Immediate Release Of Nine Ethiopian Journalists Held On...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam DesalegnNairobi, July 17, 2014-An Ethiopian court charged nine Ethiopian journalists arrested in April with inciting violence and terrorism, according to local...
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Beware Of Fundraising Fables
Pearl and Mel Shaw[Fundraising Good Times]Why is it so hard to retain fund development professionals? That’s the polite version of the question that has executive directors pulling their hair out, and...
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50 Years Later: Freedom Summers And Robert Williams Black Self-Defense, 1964...
Robert and Mabel Williams Fifty years ago, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), two of the most of important organizations in the history of...
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The Chokehold Death Of Eric Garner: How A Video Unspun NYPD's Spin
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton -- his "broken windows" approach sends another man to his grave [Publisher's Commentary]The initial story fed to the public through the always reliable corporate media...
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Where's Sarah Palin And Putin's Other GOP Groupies Now?
Sarah Palin and other GOP Obama obstructionists once praised Putin's "manliness" and "toughness"A flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was blown to bits early Thursday. This was a crime...
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NYPD: Eric Garner's Killers Must Be Brought To Justice -- Charles Barron
Charles Barron[Commentary]Following the choke-hold killing of Eric Garner by one of several NYPD police officers who confronted him on July 17 --and incident captured on video by a bystander-- former...
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Eric Holder Says Approval Of Applying Sentencing Reduction Retroactively...
Eric Holder U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Sentencing Commission vote approving retroactivity of sentence reductions for drug offenses:“The...
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White House To Honor Champions Of "Raise The Wage" Campaign
Ms. LeGrandOn Tuesday, July 22, the White House will honor local “Champions of Change,” leaders and ordinary Americans taking action to raise wages for working women and men around the country.The...
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Why President Obama Must Continue Using Executive Orders Faced With Reckless...
Republicans deplore President Obama for using executive orders; FDR issued 3,522[Commentary]When President Obama issued his Executive Order preventing the deportation of young immigrants brought to...
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Opportunity Agenda: Job Creation, Training, Education, Higher Wages -- Obama
President ObamaHi, everybody.Over the past 52 months, our businesses have created nearly 10 million new jobs.The unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point since 2008. Across lots of areas –...
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NYPD Chokehold Death: No Attempt To Revive Eric Garner As He Dies
Perverted mind: The officer who reportedly caused the death of Garner with the chokehold, Pantaleo, in cap, waved jokingly as victim is carried away[Publisher's Commentary]The New York Police...
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NAACP Statement On Death Of Eric Garner By NYPD Chokehold
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton In response to the death of Mr. Eric Garner who was put in a chokehold on July 17 by a NYPD officer, the NAACP has released the following statements.“The death of Mr....
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Africa: Peaceful Inclusive Societies Pre-requisites For Development
Chairperson of the AU Commission Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma sees peace and security as paramount[Commentary On Development Issues]The United Nations General Assembly created an Open Working Group (OWG)...
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President Obama's Remarks At 'My Brother's Keeper' Town Hall
President ObamaREMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT MY BROTHER’S KEEPER TOWN HALLWalker Jones Education Campus, Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Give it up for Chris Paul....
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Dejavu 44 Years Later: Bertrand Russell’s Last Message On Israel/Palestine
1950 Nobel Prize in literature winner RussellThis statement on the Middle East was dated 31st January, 1970, and was read on 3rd February, the day after Bertrand Russell’s death, to an International...
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NYPD Chokehold Killing: Sharpton To Speak At Eric Garner Funeral
Garner died after this NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo locked him on a chokehold and rode him piggyback WHEN: Wednesday, July 23, 2014.2:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.7:15 p.m. Funeral for Eric GarnerWHAT: Rev. Al...
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