Marc Tracy

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With shows like “East New York” and “The Rookie: Feds,” Hollywood is telling a new narrative about law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder.

Hollywood rethinks cop portrayals after Black Lives Matter protests

With shows like “East New York” and “The Rookie: Feds,” Hollywood is telling a new narrative about law enforcement following George Floyd’s murder.

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Thomas Piketty is a French economist who has written a 700-page economics tome about global wealth inequality called Capital in the Twenty-First Century .

The Piketty Phenomenon

Thomas Piketty is a French economist who has written a 700-page economics tome about global wealth inequality called Capital in the Twenty-First Century .

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