This past year, and particularly the past few months, we have seen an uptick in violence directed towards Asian American communities across the US.
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There are better options than the failing prison system
Who will mourn an unknown human being, behind the walls?
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The Chauvin trial
Why then is this Chauvin killing Floyd case so up in the air? Why is there all this concern about Chauvin getting a ‘fair’ trial?
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A year later: the pandemic’s impact on poverty
While jobs numbers are expected to improve as a result of government aid programs, there are still a considerable number of people who have been unemployed for the long-term and the job outlook is bleak for many.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Community reaction to the Chauvin trial 10 days in
The MSR reached out to community members to get their response to the Derek Chauvin murder trial so far.
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Chauvin proceedings serve as a kind of sinister propaganda
From the beginning, the defense’s motions appeared to be aimed at propagandizing those watching.
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WORD ON THE STREET | Will justice prevail in the Derek Chauvin murder trial?
With opening statements kicking off in the trial of former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin, charged with the murder of George Floyd, the MSR took to the streets to get reflections from community members.
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Why we should support statehood for D.C.
Most of us know that the 700,000 plus residents of D.C. have lived under taxation without representation, the very thing that was at the heart of the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
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Minneapolis police speak with forked tongue
All of the press conferences in the world cannot cover up the history and reality of the Minneapolis police.
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Cash payments may not be the best cure for poverty
‘While cash can be an effective tool, it’s not always the best one.’
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We need to reduce child poverty in America
The Child Tax Credit is the second most-widely claimed individual tax break, following the deduction for charitable contributions.
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Workers deserve a break
There were 18 million more unemployment insurance claims now than a year ago, and nearly 10 million fewer jobs than before the pandemic.
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Too late for reparations: Some of us have moved on
If this year taught us anything, it is that Black youth are ready—and most willing—to raze the system down to its roots and go from there.
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Tackling a growing crisis: food insecurity in the U.S.
In Minnesota, there are more families in line at the state’s 350 food pantries now than there were during the 2008 recession.
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‘The kidnapping club’ yet another legacy of slavery
Any Black person could be seized—walking on the street, working on the docks, at home in the middle of the night and even kids on their way to school—and accused of being an alleged run-away slave.
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United we fail
No amount of conflict resolution can turn these Trumpites into consensus-seeking adults.
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‘Trumpism’ will live on
The domestic terrorism of January 6 will not end there.
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A proposal for relief and recovery
On January 14, president-elect Joe Biden announced his administration’s proposal for economic aid: the American Rescue Plan.
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Part II: A Soldier’s Story: A father’s lessons about America’s class war
‘As the Black Panthers were known to say, my father did not hate White people, he hated the oppressor. ‘
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Biden and Harris flex their muscles on their first day in office
President Biden had signed a dozen executive actions to reverse harmful Trump policies on the pandemic, the economy, immigration and climate change.