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Federal judge finds Georgia county violated Civil Rights Act by rejecting ballots
thehill.com - Aris Folley
A federal judge on Tuesday found that Gwinnett County violated the Civil Rights Act in its handling of absentee ballots during last week's midterm …
USA TODAY
Korean War
'This isn't who we are': Viral Nazi salute photo of Wisconsin high school promgoers draws widespread condemnation
USA TODAY - Meg Jones
BARABOO – It’s a tradition that dates back many years. Before spring prom at Baraboo High School, photos are taken on the front steps of the courthouse because it’s a large enough spot to fit everyone
POLITICO
U.S. Politics
How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power—If Not From Office
POLITICO - By DAVID PRIESS
Members of Congress and some in Andrew Johnson’s own Cabinet wanted him gone. They did the next best thing. The president of the United States was both a racist and a very difficult man to get along with.
TIME
Civil Liberties
Security Guard Shot Dead by Police Officer at Suburban Chicago Bar
TIME - By Mahita Gajanan
A police officer shot and killed an armed security guard while responding to a shooting at a suburban Chicago bar early Sunday, a federal lawsuit …
Esquire
Comic Books
Stan Lee's Powerful 1968 Essay About The Evils Of Racism Is Still Necessary Today
Esquire - By Matt Miller
"Bigotry and racism are among the deadliest social ills plaguing the world today" In August of 2017, shortly after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Stan Lee shared a column he wrote
Mic News
Hate Crimes
The stabbing of Ann Marie Washington should call attention to rising hate crimes in public spaces
Mic News - By Natelegé Whaley
On Friday, Ann Marie Washington, a black woman, was punched in the face and stabbed on a subway platform in Brooklyn, New York City. The 57-year-old …
GQ
Elections
How a Democrat Could Swipe a Senate Seat in Deep-Red Mississippi
GQ - Jay Willis
Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Mike Espy are headed for a runoff on November 27. Here's why Espy has a better chance than you might guess. As lawyers for Rick Scott and
INSIDER
Donald Trump
CNN filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration for revoking Jim Acosta's press pass
INSIDER - Ellen Cranley
• CNN filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his aides, Tuesday, for the administration's revocation of Chief White House Correspondent Jim …
GQ
Donald Trump
No One Disrespects the Troops More Than Donald Trump
GQ - Mari Uyehara
Over Veterans Day weekend, the president's conspicuous absence from pre-scheduled military tributes spoke volumes about what he truly believes. Mari Uyehara on Trump's long history of invoking the troops
The New York Times
Politics
Whitaker’s Appointment as Acting Attorney General Faces Court Challenge
The New York Times - By CHARLIE SAVAGE
WASHINGTON — In the days since President Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and declared that he was installing Matthew G. Whitaker as the acting attorney general, many critics have challenged
LGBTQI
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema becomes first bisexual US senator
gaytimes.co.uk - www.gaytimes.co.uk
Kyrsten Sinema has become the first openly bisexual person to be elected to the US senate. The Democratic congresswoman defeated Republican candidate …
Mental Disorders
Pioneering sociologist foresaw our current chaos 100 years ago
theconversation.com - Galen Watts
Globally, we are currently experiencing tremendous social and political turbulence. At the institutional level, liberal democracy faces the threat of …
The Guardian
Opinion
American democracy isn't working. We need to re-write the rules
The Guardian - Bhaskar Sunkara
In a democracy, when people vote for change, things are actually meant to change. But, time and time again, election results in America haven’t reflected the popular will. And the midterm elections were
Comic Books
SJWs Wasted No Time Shredding Deceased Comic Book Legend, Stan Lee
dailywire.com - Emily Zanotti
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee passed away Monday at the age of 95, after living a remarkable life, creating incredible worlds that entertained …
AlJazeera
Hate Crimes
FBI: Reported hate crimes surged by 17 percent in US last year
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
The surge in hate crimes marks the largest increase in more than a decade, with a sharp spike in anti-Semitic incidents. Swelling by 17 percent last year, hate crimes in the United States marked the largest
North Carolina
Democrats sue over North Carolina GOP's legislative gerrymanders. They have a solid chance to win
dailykos.com - Stephen Wolf
On Tuesday, Democrats and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit in North Carolina state court arguing that Republican gerrymanders of the state Senate …
Reuters UK
European Parliament
Germany's Merkel calls for a European Union military
Reuters UK - by Richard Lough in Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for an integrated European Union military, echoing language used by French President Emmanuel Macron last week that infuriated
Civil Liberties
A film director’s take on tension between Africans and black Americans: ‘You have two kids and one has been kidnapped’
philly.com - by Valerie Russ,
The film Bound: Africans vs African-Americans opens with a scene of two small brothers playing on a beach as the sun sets along the water's edge. In …
Vox
Politics
The triumph of the GOP’s racism strategy
Vox - Samuel Sinyangwe
In the midterm elections, the GOP strategy was racism. In key races, it worked. Two weeks before this year’s midterm elections, in front of a crowded auditorium at Broward College, Florida gubernatorial
The Wall Street Journal.
Politics
CNN Sues White House Over Acosta PressCredentials
The Wall Street Journal. - Joe Flint
CNN filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration seeking to reinstate the credentials of Jim Acosta, the cable news channel correspondent who was banned from the White House after clashing
Civil Liberties
Trial begins for East Cleveland men cleared in 1995 homicide who sued detectives over wrongful convictions
cleveland.com - Eric Heisig
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Laurese Glover, Eugene Johnson and Derrick Wheatt had their adolescence and young adulthood ripped away from them, a lawyer said in …
USA TODAY
Hate Crimes
Hate crimes in USA surge in 2017 with big jump in anti-Semitic attacks, FBI says
USA TODAY - Kevin Johnson
WASHINGTON – Hate crimes spiked by nearly 17 percent last year and included a corresponding jump in anti-Semitic attacks, a new FBI review found. The report comes weeks after a 46-year-old man stormed
Spanish Language
Spanish-language reporter faces deportation from US
miamiherald.com - By ADRIAN SAINZ
A Spanish-language reporter who faces deportation after his arrest while covering an immigration protest in Tennessee says he was unjustly detained …
Lifestyle (UK)
'You are beautiful and you are LOVED': Michigan college students leave heart-warming messages of support on their black dorm
dailymail.co.uk - Shirley Donlon For Dailymail.com
A black student at a college in Michigan has received messages of love and support after she and her two roommates were targeted by unnamed racist …
Opinion
WRR-FM, Dallas' city-owned classical station, is doing surprisingly well — except when City Council's on
dallasnews.com - Robert Wilonsky, City Columnist
Here's something that caught me off-guard: WRR-FM — the classical-music station you and I and every other Dallas taxpayer owns — is a ratings …
Wired UK
Marvel Comics
Honour Stan Lee by reading the comics that defined his genius
Wired UK - Matt Kamen
Comic book legend Stan Lee passed away on Monday, aged 95, leaving behind a legacy that won’t be forgotten. The beloved co-creator of characters …
Conservative View
SJW's Attack Stan Lee After His Passing, Label Him Horrible Things
redstate.com - Posted at 11:00 am on November 13, 2018 by Brandon Morse
Just to prove that social justice warriors are one of the most horrid denizens of the first world, they decided to up the ante just again after the …
Elections
South Florida’s absentee-ballot blues: ‘I am infuriated that I was not able to vote’
miamiherald.com - By Sarah Blaskey
Voters and poll workers from both parties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties have contacted the Miami Herald since Election Day …
National Review
Civil Liberties
The Present American Revolution
National Review - Victor Davis Hanson
Destroying the Constitution and seeking state-mandated equality of result The revolution of 1776 sought to turn a colony of Great Britain into a new …
Mic News
Civil Liberties
New Dallas district attorney wants to charge officer with murder for killing Botham Jean
Mic News - By Chauncey Alcorn
Securing murder convictions against police officers who kill civilians is a tough task for any prosecutor. But it’s a challenge incoming District …