Collier Meyerson
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Society July 6, 2017
Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters
A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.
Collier Meyerson
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Democrats June 30, 2017
Nina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment
The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020.
Collier Meyerson
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Police and Law Enforcement June 23, 2017
Charleena Lyles Was Killed by a Police Department Under a Consent Decree
The untimely death of a 30-year-old woman demonstrates the obvious need for more scrutiny of police, not less.
Collier Meyerson
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Activism June 19, 2017
Inside the Fight to Take Down the Confederate Monuments in New Orleans
Activists are taking on their city’s racist legacy—and winning.
Collier Meyerson
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Police and Law Enforcement June 16, 2017
The Police Officer Who Killed Philando Castile Is Found Not Guilty
Even a liberal enclave like the one Castile lived in, even having a licensed gun, like Castile had, cannot bring worth to a black man’s life in the eyes of our racist justice system.
Collier Meyerson
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Police and Law Enforcement May 23, 2017
The Case Against ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills
Hate-crimes laws make sense for groups that have been historically discriminated against. Police officers don’t qualify.
Collier Meyerson
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Criminal Justice May 12, 2017
Welcome to the ‘War On Drugs,’ Redux
Punishing low-level drug offenders is back in style. Thanks a lot, Jeff Sessions.
Collier Meyerson
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Society May 5, 2017
Another Black Boy Was Killed by Police. Will Justice Be Done This Time?
Every time a black person dies at the hands of a police officer, there’s a glimmer of hope that the police will be held accountable. Almost every time, that hope is in vain.
Collier Meyerson
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Politics April 27, 2017
Do We Need Obama in the Trump Resistance?
We’ve got a president who wants to take away people’s health care, build a border wall, and ban refugees. Should Obama attack him directly?
Collier Meyerson
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Politics April 20, 2017
The Problem With How Jeff Sessions Talks About Crime
He’s making unfounded claims about the relationship between crime rates and scrutiny of law enforcement.
Collier Meyerson