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Same Old Song: Private Equity Is Destroying Our Music Ecosystem

Does that song on your phone — or on the radio — or in the movie theater — sound familiar?…

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Racial Turnout Gap Has Widened With a Weakened Voting Rights Act, Study Finds

The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court…

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Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73

He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over…

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Greece Is Set to Be First Orthodox Country to Allow Same-Sex Marriage

The country’s Parliament is expected to also extend equal parental rights to same-sex couples, including clearing the way for them…

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Paul Chevigny, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88

An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…

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Paul Chevingy, Early Voice on Police Brutality, Dies at 88

An eminent civil rights lawyer, he was one of the nation’s foremost experts on abusive policing. He also successfully challenged…

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A Palestinian Author, Ahed Tamimi, Faces Indefinite Detention After Hearing

It was around 4 a.m. when Nariman Tamimi’s daughter, Ahed, roused her from sleep and told her that Israeli soldiers…

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How the Voting Rights Act, Newly Challenged, Has Long Been Under Attack

A federal ruling this week was only the latest in decades of legal challenges to a law that has shored…

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Federal Judge Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania Must Be Counted

The judge said that a state law requiring voters to date the return envelope violated the voting protections of the…

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Federal Court Moves to Drastically Weaken Voting Rights Act

The ruling, which is almost certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court, would effectively bar private citizens and civil…

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