Sunday, December 9, 2012

"Lincoln": The Underbelly of the Democratic Process

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"Lincoln": The Underbelly of the Democratic Process

Aaron Leonard, Truthout: Even following Reconstruction, the Civil Rights movement, and the urban insurrections of the 60s, we remain saddled today with the staggering incarceration rate for black men, draconian stop-and-frisk tactics by local police in black and Latino neighborhoods, and myriad other modalities that maintain oppressive social relations.

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