Candidate Starts Campaign to Replace Toronto Mayor

Candidate starts campaign to replace Toronto mayor
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Olivia Chow speaks to the media after she officially entered into the race as a candidate for Mayor in the fall Toronto mayoral election in Toronto on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Chow says Toronto deserves better than Rob Ford, who "is no role model" for … Read more on Salon

 

Eric Holder Moves Against Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentencing
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Thursday's testimony and “Smart on Crime” come amid the President Barack Obama Administration's push for sentencing reform to address the social impact of incarceration, especially racial disparities of imprisonment. In 2010, Obama signed the Fair … Read more on Newsweek

 

The Streets of Killadelphia
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National Geographic Channel recently called these streets "one of the largest open-air drug markets in the eastern United States. … A drug dealer counts out packets of crack cocaine before handing them to his customer in Hunting Park. … with a far … Read more on Newsweek