Jamel Floyd’s Family Marks First Anniversary of His Pepper Spray-Induced Death at the Hands of MDC Prison Guards (original) (raw)
Protest Movements
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Family vows to file a wrongful death lawsuit, demonstrators demand infamous jail be closed.
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This sprawling conspiracy theory rolls through America like a monstrous sticky ball, growing exponentially by pulling in the detritus of other conspiracy theories.
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The shocking scenes from Washington D. C. have reinforced the idea that what the country needs right now is to ‘heal’ and avoid the excesses of both the right and the left.
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Rushing through barricades, breaking windows and occupying the seat of government power is not inherently anti-democratic. It depends on the reason and the circumstances.
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NYC painter turns headlines into art.
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There’s a political realignment taking place amid a system-wide crisis of legitimacy that status quo forces cannot resolve.