Civil Rights in the 21st Century

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  What This Young Girl Did for a Group of San Antonio Police Officers Will Melt Your Heart

  townhall.com - Erika Haas

  A heartwarming photo of a young girl praying with eight Texas police officers is quickly going viral. Little Paige was at a restaurant in downtown San …

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  Reevely: Police can march in the Pride parade — if they're ready for the consequences

  ottawacitizen.com - David Reevely

  The organizers of Ottawa’s Pride parade won’t stop Chief Charles Bordeleau and other police officers from marching in uniform, says Capital Pride’s …

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  Al Sharpton’s National Action Network donates $5G to fund for family of slain NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia

  nydailynews.com - Catherina Gioino

  The Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network contributed $5,000 Saturday to assist the three children of assassinated NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia. …

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  A challenge to Piketty's theory about the future of work

  Axios - Christopher Matthews

  Thomas Piketty's 2014 book, Capital in the 21st Century, is the rarest of tomes — a 700-page best-seller on economic theory. The French economist was …

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  Cornell University is touting an app that lets illegal immigrant day workers report 'wage theft'

  Business Insider - Neetu Chandak

  The Worker Institute at Cornell University recently touted its role in developing a mobile app to help illegal immigrant day laborers report “wage theft” and register workplace complaints. Though the JORNALER@ App was first released in November, it was recently showcased at the New York City …

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  People Are Moving To States With Responsible Governments

  Forbes - Adam A. Millsap

  One of the great things about America is its diversity—diverse people, climates, cultures, geography and, at the state and local level, government policies. All of this diversity means that we can each pick a place to live and work that suits us. Economists have found—perhaps unsurprisingly—that …