The Real Reason NFL Owners Want to Punish Players for Protesting During the Anthem | The Nation

Players from the Miami Dolphins protest during the national anthem before an NFL game against the Carolina Panthers, November 13, 2017. (AP Photo / Bob Leverone) In what has to rank among the worst ideas in the history of the National Football League—alongside decisions to cover up concussion research and ignore the issue of violence…

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From Starbucks to Hashtags: We Need to Talk About Why White Americans Call the Police on Black People

Police monitor activity as protestors demonstrate outside a Center City Starbucks on April 15, 2018, in Philadelphia. Police arrested two black men who were waiting inside the Starbucks, which prompted an apology from the company’s CEO. Photo: Mark Makela (Getty Images) “Don’t you fucking walk away! Don’t fucking walk away from me!” the 20-something-year-old woman…

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Crime in New York City Plunges to a Level Not Seen Since the 1950s – The New York Times

close story-meta Police recruits being sworn in at Madison Square Garden in October. Crime in New York City has declined for 27 straight years, even as police officers use less deadly force and make fewer arrests. Credit Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images It would have seemed unbelievable in 1990, when there were 2,245…

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Trump Reverses Restrictions on Military Hardware for Police – The New York Times

close story-meta Photo Police lined up near an armored vehicle during clashes with protesters in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014. Credit Whitney Curtis for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Police departments will now have access to military surplus equipment typically used in warfare, including grenade launchers, armored vehicles and bayonets, Attorney General Jeff Sessions…

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2016 Wypipo Awards

.entry-header Swimmer Ryan Lochte poses for a photo with his gold medal on the Today-show set on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 12, 2016. Harry How/Getty Images We’d like to welcome you to the annual Wypipo Awards. For those of you attending for the first time, these awards are not focused on…

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