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Discovery of Frederick Douglass letter sheds light on contested Lincoln statue
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Trump claims US on way to 'tremendous victory' over Covid-19 as cases surge – as it happened
President made remark in Fourth of July message at White House Trump says US under assault from ‘far-left fascism’ in speech US coronavirus deaths near 130,000 Supreme court gives conservatives blues – what’s really going on? Sign up to our First Thing newsletter Updated Play Video 1:20 Donald Trump says US ‘under siege from far-left […] More
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Trump retweets video of white St Louis couple pointing guns at protesters
Clip shows man and woman pointing weapons at people staging protest against US city’s mayor US politics – live coverage Play Video 0:17 White couple point guns at protesters marching for police reform in Missouri – video Donald Trump courted controversy on Monday – and perhaps sought to deflect attention from reports about Russia placing […] More
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Outrage over Trump’s retweet of supporter shouting ‘white power’ – as it happened
Trump deletes tweet of video of his supporters yelling ‘white power’ Nancy Pelosi suggests Russia has information on Trump Andrew Cuomo: White House ‘in denial’ about Covid-19 pandemic Live global updates: confirmed Covid-19 cases exceed 10m worldwide Updated Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn after arriving on Marine One at the White House in […] More
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Trump deletes tweet of supporter shouting ‘white power’ after outrage
Deputy press secretary claims Trump had not heard the racist language of video he tweeted that was posted for nearly four hours Donald Trump taps the screen on a mobile phone on 18 June at the approximate time a tweet was released from his Twitter account. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Donald Trump has deleted a tweet […] More
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Trump requests toppled Confederate statue in DC be restored – report
Donald Trump has personally requested that a statue of a Confederate general be put back up after protesters in Washington DC tore the monument down, according to NBC News. The networked reported that the US president had called interior secretary David Bernhardt and asked the Park Service to restore the fallen monument to Brigadier Gen […] More
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Trump adviser makes unfounded claim that Covid-19 was 'spawned' by China – live
Peter Navarro: Covid-19 ‘was product of Chinese Communist party’ President returns to campaign trail at muted Oklahoma event Trump says he ordered coronavirus testing to ‘slow down’ US attorney behind inquiries into Trump allies resigns John Bolton: judge declines to block tell-all Trump book LIVE Updated Trade adviser Peter Navarro: ‘We know that virus was […] More
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What Defund the Police really means: swapping social control for investment | Robert Reich
Some societies center on social control, others on social investment. Social-control societies put substantial resources into police, prisons, surveillance, immigration enforcement and the military. Their purpose is to utilize fear, punishment and violence, to maintain what they consider order. Social-investment societies put more resources into healthcare, education, affordable housing, jobless benefits and children. Their purpose […] More
