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American towns survive by fining poor people, and use debtors' prisons to make them pay

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American towns survive by fining poor people, and use debtors' prisons to make them pay
- Fines levied on poor people are now a major source of revenue in thousands of small American cities and towns, and since poor people don't have ...
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AI and the far-right riots in the UK

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Whose Pride is it, anyway?

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In recent years, every June, rainbow flags rise, parades take over city streets, and institutions across the world declare their support for LGBTQIA+ rights. But beneath the celebration lies a deeper question: Whose pride are we really celebrating? View article...
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