Status of the Resistance Movement: Growing, Deepening, Succeeding

Status of the Resistance Movement: Growing, Deepening, Succeeding

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Other wins include ending the stop-and-frisk program in New York City, moving away from the war on drugs with reform of marijuana laws and passing a California initiative requiring treatment instead of prison for many drug offenders. And Washington …
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The Conservatives' Social Darwinism is Fine – Only it Goes Against Western …

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Meanwhile 'austerity measures' largely based on bad math have gutted programs meant to help people in the bottom 90% of income brackets. If you're willing to … So, someone puts this contract in front of you today: The contract says that you will not …
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Beacon Hill Roll Call

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TREAT 17-YEAR-OLDS AS JUVENILES (H 1432) – Gov. Patrick … They also argued that 17-year-olds in adult prisons are eight times more likely than an adult to be the victim of rape or to commit suicide than a teenager in a juvenile lockup. …. Bills on …
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