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Debtors' Prisons and Criminal Justice Reform
President Obama says we don't need Ferguson to know there's still systemic abuse of black citizens by many local police departments and judicial systems. Now there's a bipartisan movement for reform, including some unlikely bedfellows.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPresident Obama says we don't need Ferguson to know there's still systemic abuse of black citizens by many local police departments and judicial systems. Now there's a bipartisan movement for reform, including some unlikely bedfellows.
Also, Russia's President Putin admits secret plot to take Crimea, and officials in Florida can't say "climate change."
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3 storiesPutin Admits Secret Plot to Take Crimea
Crimea was officially absorbed into Russia on March 21 of last year — after a referendum held five days before. But, in an upcoming documentary for Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin says he ordered the takeover almost a month earlier. It was after a meeting discussing the ouster of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
Read the story6 minFrom Selma to Ferguson: Criminal Justice Reform
Fifty years ago in Selma, Alabama, it was white sheriff's deputies and soldiers brutally attacking civil rights marchers. Today, in Ferguson and other cities, its systemic police abuse of black people, and the use of fees and fines to finance unequal judicial systems.
Read the story34 minFlorida Officials Won't Say the Words "Climate Change"
When Charlie Crist was Governor of Florida, official reports on the environment contained references to global warming, climate change and sea-level rise. But since Rick Scott was elected, those terms are not allowed in e-mails, reports or other official communications.
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