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M.I.A. v. NYTimes: Who's Right?
by Daisy Hernandez   May 28, 2010
Rapper M.I.A. tweeted off yesterday at New York Times Magazine writer Lynn Hirschberg, apparently in retribution for a profile published this week suggesting the rapper’s naive about politics and more interested in the spectacle than the struggle. In a nod...

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Friday Twitterbreak: We'll 'Oilwells' Love BP.
by Channing Kennedy   May 28, 2010
With regards to the Dolly Parton song. Catch us on Twitter @racialjustice; there's also a handy directory of our staff tweeters. And our Tumblr is just bristling with colorful charts and horrifying screengrabs from around the web, for your sharing...

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Repeal of DADT Passes Could Impact Folks of Color Most
by Jamilah King   May 28, 2010
As expected the House voted yesterday 234-194 to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and the news could be a positive first step for many gay and lesbian servicemembers of color who often bare the brunt of the ban. Recent...

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Senate Says Happy Memorial Day by Taking a Vacation without Extending Unemployment Benefits
by Seth Freed Wessler   May 28, 2010
As many as 200,000 people may lose their unemployment insurance benefits in early June, because the Senate has once again failed to extend the program. Senate Democrats announced on Thursday that they were once again unable to pass an extension...

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Obama: BP Does What We Say, & You Can Hit the Local Beaches
by Daisy Hernandez   May 27, 2010
President Obama said today that BP is responsible for what’s estimated to be the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but the federal government is telling the company how to fix the situation. It’s the feds who approved the...

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New Study: Immigration Lowers Crime
by Daisy Hernandez   May 27, 2010
Immigration peaked during the 1990s in the U.S. while the rates of robberies and murders dropped. Coincidence? We think not and neither does Tim Wadsworth, a University of Colorado professor, who—using Census data and FBI crime reports—found that in 459...

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Marcelo Lucero's Teen Killer Gets 25 Years In Prison
by Julianne Hing   May 27, 2010
Jeffrey Conroy, the 19-year-old Long Island teen convicted of murdering Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero in 2008, received 25 years in prison yesterday, the maximum sentence for his crimes. Last month Conroy was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and gang assault...

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Obama Rushes to the Right on Immigration
by Seth Freed Wessler   May 27, 2010
When President Obama announced his plan on Monday to send 1200 National Guard troops to 'secure' the US-Mexico border, he no doubt thought he was putting money down on immigration reform. The problem is that thus far in our soiled...

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It's Official: We're Desperate for a BP Oil Spill Solution, Suggestion Box Opens
by Jorge Rivas   May 26, 2010
Today BP started to work on the "top kill procedure," another attempt from a myriad of failed tactics to try to stop the oil leak in the Gulf coast. But after so many tries, people are beginning to lose...

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BP Cleanup Workers Getting Sick After Exposure to Oil, Chemicals
by Julianne Hing   May 26, 2010
Workers who are cleaning up the shores and waters of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster are reporting sickness and side effects after their shifts. The LA Times reported that workers have been hit with...

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