DCMatteo

Photo @1976! Hello! I'm a Vegan StraightEdge since 1994 (Veg since 91). INFP.A. Father of two wonderful kids, both Veg since birth, and a Veg spouse. I teach Economics & Global Issues - modern issues in the world. And I advise...

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Mississippi's lost babies

At 8.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the U.S. — and black infants are nearly twice as likely to die as white babies.

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This State Wants to Help Recent Grads Pay Back Their Student Loans

New York is extending a helping hand to financially struggling borrowers.

New York is extending a helping hand to financially struggling borrowers.

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The Beautiful Class Struggle

Molly Crabapple, who appears on our Progressive Honor Roll for 2015, recently published her acclaimed graphic memoir, Drawing Blood. To celebrate the occasion, we asked her to pick a favorite illustration and tell us the story behind it.

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This Year’s Most Valuable Progressives

The Nation Honor Roll is a decade old. Our earlier choices for “Most Valuable Progressives”—like Elizabeth Warren, first highlighted as an academic championing bank reforms, and Bernie Sanders, then a Vermont congressman—are now at the center of national debates and campaigns.

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Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

On this week’s podcast, Barbara Ehrenreich talks about the alarming rise in the death rate of middle-aged white working-class men, who are committing suicide and dying of drug overdoses and alcoholism.

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Other states watch as Delaware decriminalizes marijuana

Fine print in bill still allows for misdemeanor charges on second offense for older teens

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Shocking Statistic About Florida Gun Murders

Sunday morning, Bradenton police found an 18-year-old woman lying by the side of a road with a gunshot wound in her face. Miraculously, Chelsey Seabrook will survive, authorities report. She narro

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Arabic calligraphy fracas closes Virginia school district

Residents in rural Augusta County say controversy over homework assignment the result of just a few outraged parents

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Alabama showcases the perils of abstinence-only sex education

In part 6 of 'America left behind,' Al Jazeera looks at why 39 states teach abstinence despite evidence it doesn't work

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sun across the cave

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French Resistance fighters man a barricade in Paris (August, 1944).

Source: https://imgur.com/KP9pkAZ

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French resistance

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Members of the US Army 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion march in Rouen, 27 May 1945. The 6888th was the first battalion of African American women to serve overseas

Source: https://imgur.com/UGGSEtr

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first battalion of African American women to serve overseas

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“Russian Army Corporal Alexei Romanov”, 1916

Source: https://imgur.com/ZgmxB1n

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“Russian Army Corporal Alexei Romanov”, 1916

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Here are the eight reports of police misconduct tracked for Thursday, October 1, 2015:

Danbury, Connecticut: An officer was arrested and charged with grand larceny for a string of car break-ins. ow.ly/ST9rk

El Paso, Texas: An officer was arrested for DWI after crashing into a wall. ow.ly/STjHs

South Miami, Florida: An officer was arrested for inappropriate conduct with underage girls. ow.ly/STkak

Dallas, Texas: An officer was fired after arrest for soliciting prostitution.ow.ly/STrPT

Shreveport, Louisiana: An officer was placed on leave for alleged policy violation. Details of violation have not been disclosed. ow.ly/STH7G

Wright County, Minnesota: A deputy was arrested for DWI after a colleague turned him in for showing up to work intoxicated. ow.ly/STVoh

Moundsville, West Virginia (First reported 01-21-15): A now-former officer pled guilty to 3rd-degree sexual assault against a minor. ow.ly/SUmQ7

Audubon, New Jersey: An off-duty officer was arrested at his home after attempting to take a responding officer’s gun. ow.ly/SUsZp

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8 cases of police misconduct and that’s just in one (!) day! Check the link below and you’ll find out that 8-10 reports is the average number of daily reports even though occasionally this number goes way up. Police have completely lost their mind! Don’t neglect this as it’s very important info. Please share this!

#StopPoliceBrutality

#CopsAreNotOurFriends

#StayWoke

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Cato Institute’s National police Misconduct Reporting Project for October 1, 2015!

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Richmond, California. Police Chief Magnus: Why I Joined a Protest Against Police Brutality.

“The police and the community share a common goal. We want peaceful protests to be something that people feel comfortable participating in and to understand that the police are guardians, because we should be protecting people’s constitutional rights.

But we also want to send a message that we care about everyone in the community. This needs to be a partnership between police and persons of color, black, brown, whatever. We need to be working together.”

This is what I like to see - police officers that are actually woke and support Black Lives Matter movement. This also goes to show that it’s not that hard to be a good person and a good cop. Unfortunately a lot of his colleagues don’t share the same way of thinking with him and not only do they embarrass themselves, they make us think that there are no decent officers left who actually will to protect people and not abuse them. Keep it up, police. #We need to be working together!

#BlackLivesMatter

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Richmond, California. Police Chief Magnus: Why I Joined a Protest Against Police Brutality. - THIS IS A START. Now he needs to use his institutional power, in addition to his white privilege, to solving the problem!

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Reblog if you agree that #BlackLivesMatter!

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Reblog if you agree that #BlackLivesMatter!

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Glad there are people who understand that