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The New Republic: Opinion: David Dayen: “Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test”: All Lives Matter

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Erik Schneider

The New Republic: Opinion: David Dayen: Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test First of all, its great to hear a politician go to a political group and event and tell them what they don’t want … Continue reading →

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The Economist: ‘Jailhouse Nation’

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Erik Schneider

“WITH less than 5% of the world’s population, the United States holds roughly a quarter of its prisoners: more than 2.3m people, including 1.6m in state and federal prisons and over 700,000 in local jails and immigration pens. Per head, … Continue reading →

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