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Americans support 'freedom' to discriminate against gay and interracial couples
A majority of Americans favour the ‘freedom’ for self-employed businesspeople to discriminate against both gay and interracial couples, a new study …
EqualityBen Shapiro Explains Why You Should Never Google 'Trickle Down Economics'
If you’ve ever engaged in an economics debate with someone on the left side of the political spectrum you have probably become privy to the term …
Conservative ViewHomicide Rate In Baltimore Sets Record In 2017: Report
The number of murders in Baltimore was eclipsed only by one year when the population was higher, the Associated Press reports.<p>BALTIMORE, MD — After …
BaltimoreSlain Colorado deputy served others 'with respect,' sheriff tells mourners
<b>(CNN) —</b> With her two young daughters by her side, Gracie Parrish's voice trembled as she pledged to honor the memory of her husband, who was killed responding with other sheriff's deputies to a call on Sunday in a Denver, Colorado, suburb.<p>"And I will raise these girls to love you," she said as she …
CrimePolice: Teen gunned down family on NYE
A teen is in custody after four people, including his parents and sister, were shot to death in a Long Branch, New Jersey, home on New Year's Eve, authorities said.
CrimeTax cuts are no substitute for pay raises
It’s more than a new year, it’s a whole new regime for employers and workers, who have to make sense of the major tax changes Congress passed in …
Social Justice2018's New Minimum Wages Come with a Cost
In a 2014 letter written by the <i>Economic Policy Institute (EPI)</i> to President Obama and congressional leaders in support of an increase in the federal …
Social JusticeErica Garner Death; My Thoughts.
(<b>ThyBlackMan.com</b>) “My dad’s name is Eric Garner. No one gets to see their parent’s last moments. I was able to see my dad die on national TV.”This …
African-American NewsMinimum Wage Increase Effective Now, Know The 18 States That Implemented Up To 20 Percent Wage Hike
The minimum wage increase is now effective in 18 states. This decision will affect almost 4.5 million U.S. workers.<p>The change in minimum wage …
Social JusticeBaltimore searches for answers after city breaks its record for killings per capita in 2017
Ciara Green has been to the 3000 block of Rayner Ave. in West Baltimore nearly two dozen times in the last few weeks to try to make sense of the unsolved killing of her best friend.<p>Darryl Burks Jr., a medical technician whom Green called “Pee Wee,” was found shot to death in a burning vacant …
PolicingWhen Does Trump's Tax Plan Start? You Won't Notice Every Change Right Away
Some really intense political developments took place in 2017, and among those major changes was the passage of the Republican Party's controversial …
RetirementBaltimore Breaks City Record for Killings Per Capita in 2017
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore has set a new per-capita homicide record as gunmen killed for drugs, cash, payback – or no apparent reason at all. A surge …
Mount VernonChicago sees drop in homicides, shootings in 2017
CHICAGO — Chicago ended 2017 with fewer homicides than the year before, but gang violence in the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods kept the total …
Law EnforcementHappy New Year Workers! You May Now Get Paid $15 an Hour
What used to seem like a pie-in-the-sky pay rate—$15 an hour, to start—gains momentum for low-wage American workers in key locales now that 2018 has …
Amazon.com IncDespite #MeToo solidarity, reports of sex assault falling in Philly
Despite the #MeToo movement causing a wave of allegations against high-profile men around the country, the number of reported rapes in Philadelphia …
Jerry SanduskyDeath Penalty Cases of 2017 Featured Botched Executions, Claims of Innocence, ‘Flawed’ Evidence
The death penalty was again on the decline in 2017, but the problems that accompany the finality of capital punishment remain.<p>This year, 23 people …
Death PenaltyThe tragic loss of Erica Garner
Garner’s own loss of her father made her a woman her family wants remembered as a ‘human: mother, daughter, sister, aunt … She only pursued right, no …
Black Lives MatterGay people 'treated as second-class citizens' in Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein leader says
The leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland has warned that people will no longer tolerate same-sex couples being treated as “second-class …
LGBTQDenmark's Prime Minister Commits to Cut Income Tax in 2018
Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he wants to conclude the government’s planned tax reform this year, targeting income tax cuts for …
BusinessToronto homicides show troubling decline in clearance rates
Lurking beneath Toronto’s 61 homicides in 2017 — a drop from last year’s 73 but about average over the past two decades — is the continuing troubling …
CrimeShould a 40-Year-Old Man Sent to Prison as a Teen for Murder Get Another Chance?
Kevin Boyd was in his mid-20s when he first grasped what it meant to be serving life without parole. It happened when a couple of longtime inmates …
CrimeMinimum wage hikes in 18 states set for new year
The lowest wage workers in 18 states will get a boost in their paychecks starting on New Year's Day, as minimum wage hikes take effect.Many of the …
Social Justice2017: A year of Turnbull, Trump and rampant neoliberalism
<i>John Passant looks back at the neoliberal year of 2017 and finds a steady, global undercurrent of resistance for trickle-down campaigns of the kind</i> …
Social JusticePolice arrest pair on golf buggies at Canton, Cardiff
<b>Two men stopped by police while driving two golf buggies on a residential street have been arrested on suspicion of theft.</b><p>South Wales Police said the incident happened in Canton, Cardiff.<p>The force's roads policing unit tweeted that the pair were probably "feeling under par" after ending up in …
News (Wales)As voters stray from Trump, they need a vision to follow
Democrats need to offer solutions, not just bash Trump. They need to get people excited about their mission, not just rail against ...
Las VegasUnseemly haste: on the triple talaq Bill
On December 28, the Lok Sabha passed the ‘triple talaq’ Bill — the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill — following a day of engaging …
EqualityAmerica's new tax laws may be detrimental to workers
Donald Trump's new tax law is likely to accelerate a hotly disputed trend in the US economy by rewarding workers who sever formal relationships with …
RetirementHow much of the GOP tax cut will employers pass on to their workers?
<b>Michael Hiltzik</b> | Los Angeles Times<p>The U.S. economy was the feel-good story of 2017 — the pace of real economic growth rising strongly and the stock …
Affordable Care ActOhio minimum wage goes up as new year begins
CLEVELAND -- About 150,000 minimum wage workers across the state get a pay raise starting today.Ohio's new minimum is $8.30 an hour, up from $8.15 …
ClevelandRhode Island's minimum wage climbs as neighbors hold steady
Rhode Island's minimum wage has climbed from $9.60 an hour to $10.10.<p>The increase took effect Monday for the start of the new year.<p>Lawmakers approved …
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