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The Other Regional Counter-Revolution: Iran’s Role in the Shifting Political Landscape of the Middle East Iraqi security forces firing tear gas and live rounds into a crowd of demonstrators during the 2019 Tishreen (October) uprising The last decade has seen historic political upheavals across the Middle East and North Africa: a tsunami of popular uprisings that have brought down several dictators and led to momentous transformations in political consciousness, if not always to democratic out...

has horrifying stat of which I had no idea last year he graduated high school in a state which has the lowest graduation rate, just 65%, for Black students anywhere in the United States. be willing to bet, like it or not, profiling of young black men by police, especially if they act and look a certain way, will continue in Minnesota until that number improves. Those without a high school diploma have nowhere to go but down. (Has nothing to do with Geo. Floyds treatment after being in custody,...

‘I allowed myself to feel guilty for a very long time’: the teenage cashier who took George Floyd’s $20 bill @ TheGuardian.com, May 23, two reporters there has horrifying stat of which I had no idea

‘I allowed myself to feel guilty for a very long time’: the teenage cashier who took George Floyd’s $20 bill @ TheGuardian.com, May 23, two reporters there has horrifying stat of which I had no idea

Private philanthropy leaves arts institutions at the mercy of patrons. It's time to increase public funding for the arts.

Private philanthropy leaves arts institutions at the mercy of patrons. It's time to increase public funding for the arts.

Bill Bratton says defunding the police has led to rising crime and officers ‘leaving in droves’

An Arms Race in America: Gun Buying Spiked During the Pandemic. It’s Still Up. Preliminary research data show that about a fifth of all Americans who bought guns last year were first-time gun owners. Sales usually spike around elections, but the sheer volume is notable. A gun store in Austin, Texas, this week. More guns are being bought by more Americans than ever before.Credit...Matthew Busch for The New York Times May 29, 2021, 12:12 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — It was another week with ano...

America's top cop on better policing, race relations, Chauvin, Biden, Rudy and Andrew. 

Russia is in the Mediterranean to stay. As long as the Kremlin remains locked in a tense standoff with NATO, it will aim to prevent the alliance from dominating the region.