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Crisis makes clear who can afford to survive (and who cannot)

We are in constant states of crisis and are shown time and time again that sustainable solutions are possible.

by Amber Butts

Judge ignores 20 year sentencing guideline, gives former Trump chairman Manafort 4 years

Columbus activist Amber Evans is still missing over a month after her disappearance

FL cop convicted of killing Black motorist is state’s 1st on-duty cop killing conviction in 30 years

80+ arrested during protests after D.A. refuses to charge officers who killed Stephon Clark

Ilhan Omar is again being accused of anti-Semitism & her own party wants to discipline her

HBO’s “Leaving Neverland” finally airs to fierce debate about sexual abuse, celebrity & race

U.S. closes Jerusalem Consulate, de facto Palestinian embassy, in another sign of worsening relations

Man who served 15 years for killing cop exonerated after witnesses & evidence tampering revealed

Black man finessed his way into the presidency of a neo-Nazi group, now vows to destroy it

U.N. panel says Israel committed war crimes in killing Palestinians during protests last year

Maryland Democratic lawmaker Mary Lisanti censured for calling a district the “n****r district”

Sweeping gun control bill passes House, but threatens undocumented migrants

Muslim detainee only given pork in violation of religious beliefs at Border Patrol detention facility

Study: White students receive over $2k more in school funding nationwide than non-white students

Thousands of reports of sexual abuse against undocumented youth in U.S. custody revealed

Former Trump staffer Alva Johnson sues Trump for sexual harassment, pay discrimination

Instead of dismantling male-only military draft, judge rules women should be included

Ole Miss basketball players kneel before game in protest of confederate rally in Oxford

Sudanese president declares state of emergency amid widespread protests

Police rule Black mom’s death accidental after “adult sleepover,” medical examiner says otherwise

Arizona wants to create a DNA database for care facilities and charge people for it, that’s a problem

Ahead of election, Israeli PM Netanyahu reaches out to racist, violent extremist groups

Supreme Court hinders state and local governments’ ability to seize property

NYPD commander tells cops to “shoot (50 Cent) on sight,” rapper says he fears for his life

Amid protests, Haiti arrests 5 Americans who claimed to be on a “government mission”

Massive protests erupt in Brazil after Black 19-year-old Pedro Gonzaga killed while being restrained

11-year-old arrested at Florida school after refusing to stand for pledge of allegiance defends himself

Watchdog group sues DOJ for refusing to turn over documents supporting Trump’s “national emergency”

NFL to settle collusion case with Colin Kaepernick

R. Kelly may soon be facing a new trial for sexually assaulting another 14-year-old girl

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