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Day: August 20, 2019

How Judicial Conflicts of Interest Are Denying Poor Texans Their Right to an Effective Lawyer

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Texas, United States (TexasTribune) – It was going to be his last shift at the Velvet Lounge, and all Marvin Wilford felt was relief. It was November 11, 2017 — Veterans Day — and as he got dressed for work, Wilford put on his scarlet-colored Marine Corps cap. The Velvet Lounge, a strip joint in North Austin, billed itself on Facebook as “the official afterparty for the city,” but Wilford couldn’t say he had fun: As a doorman, he collected cover charges from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and did a…

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Brian LaFleur Discusses Anti-fascist Action

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US (PT) – “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglas  J20 Protesters. Source: Wikimedia In a recent Huffpost article, the nature of the neo fascist group The Proud Boy’s were revealed in all their machinations to be subversive and cunning. They are adapting to evolving currents of popular and political climes, and modifying their tactics…

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