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Playing while black

samedi 20 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Darrien Hunts' sword had a rounded edge, so he could hardly have seriously threatened anyone with it. It appears that, before the thugs shot him, he was making moves with the sword as a form of pretend play, away from other people.

The most dangerous looking thing about him was his skin color. If you're a black male, in the US, people will often perceive your actions as dangerous; if a while male did the same thing, people would not consider it dangerous. Over and over, this leads thugs to kill innocent people.

Metadata

samedi 20 septembre 2014 à 14:00

What can be learned about Ton Siedsma from one week of his metadata? Quite a lot.

Price on carbon emissions

samedi 20 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Big investment groups called for a "stable, reliable and economically meaningful" price on carbon emissions.

Japan to disregard vote on whaling

samedi 20 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Japan announced it will disregard the International Whaling Commission's vote to limit whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Estate tax

samedi 20 septembre 2014 à 14:00

Senator Sanders proposes a law to make rich heirs start paying estate tax again.