Separate Justice System for Muslims - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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thinkahol * on 31 Mar 12"under certain circumstances, the F.B.I. has the ability to bend or suspend the law and impinge on the freedom of others."
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Young, Black and Frisked by the N.Y.P.D. - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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As a black man in my 20s, I've incorporated into my daily life the sense that I might be pushed against a wall or thrown to the ground by a police officer at any time.
The Face of Modern Slavery - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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By my calculations, at least 10 times as many girls are now trafficked into brothels annually as African slaves were transported to the New World in the peak years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Banks in Libor Inquiry Are Said to Be Trying to Spread Blame - NYTimes.com - 0 views
Fatal Shooting of Ex-Marine by White Plains Police Raises Questions - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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'Officers, Why Do You Have Your Guns Out?'
The Abuse of Private Manning - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has been imprisoned for nine months on charges of handing government files to WikiLeaks, has not even been tried let alone convicted. Yet the military has been treating him abusively, in a way that conjures creepy memories of how the Bush administration used to treat terror suspects. Inexplicably, it appears to have President Obama's support to do so.
The Unwisdom of Elites - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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The past three years have been a disaster for most Western economies. The United States has mass long-term unemployment for the first time since the 1930s. Meanwhile, Europe's single currency is coming apart at the seams. How did it all go so wrong?
As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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MADRID - Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spain and Greece take over public squares across their countries.
Wall Street Protests: Carnival or Revolution? - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Protesters Against Wall Street - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread from Lower Manhattan to Washington and other cities, the chattering classes keep complaining that the marchers lack a clear message and specific policy prescriptions. The message - and the solutions - should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention since the economy went into a recession that continues to sock the middle class while the rich have recovered and prospered. The problem is that no one in Washington has been listening.
Panic of the Plutocrats - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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It remains to be seen whether the Occupy Wall Street protests will change America's direction. Yet the protests have already elicited a remarkably hysterical reaction from Wall Street, the super-rich in general, and politicians and pundits who reliably serve the interests of the wealthiest hundredth of a percent.
