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January 19, 2017

Obama Signs Last-Minute “Civil Rights Crimes” Bill. “Cold Cases” Warm At Last?

Just before leaving office, President Obama has made a statement for civil rights and on that, supporters of it would say, honors the many lives lost on the road to achieving them for all Americans. The Emmet Till Bill — or  “The Emmet Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Reauthorization Act …

January 13, 2017

Vlog 1/13/17: Kwanzaa as an US Official Holiday? Puerto Rican US Voting Rights?

https://youtu.be/HQwos8xqmls Transcript: Hi everyone! I’m excited to be live on Facebook, and soon on the DailyClout home page, talking to our community of people from all over America and around the world, who are tired of being shut out of democracy and really want to know what’s going on at …

January 11, 2017

Puerto Ricans Are Welcome to Serve in the US Military…but Are Forbidden to Vote in US Presidential Elections

People at a Political Rally Kate Rubins is a 38-year-old astronaut for NASA — born in Connecticut and raised in California. She is one of the few Americans ever to cast a vote from outside Planet Earth; she cast her vote for President in the 2016 US election from the International Space Station, which soars hundreds …

December 30, 2016

Should Protesters Be Allowed To Burn US Flags?

While many Americans cheered the victory of Donald J Trump in the US election, others were distressed that this candidate had become the new President of the United States. Some of those opponents expressed their sentiments in a controversial but time-honored form of protest — they burned the American flag. …

December 20, 2016

The Electoral College May Never Die

Yesterday, across the country, members of the Electoral College cast their ballots at last, and confirmed Donald J. Trump as President-Elect. There is a lot of protest and dissension right now about the institution of the Electoral College. Many voters oppose it — who don’t actually understand what it is. …

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