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NYC bans ‘poor doors’ — separate entrances for low-income tenants – The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/30/nyc-bans-poor-doors-separate-entrances-for-low-income-tenants/ 40 Riverside Blvd. was at the center of the “poor

WASHINGTON — A cascade of events suggests that 2015 could be remembered as a Liberal Spring: the moment when deeply divisive and consuming questions of

Obamacare will stay. And it should, because it’s working – Quartz http://qz.com/437269/obamacare-will-stay-and-it-should-because-its-working/ For decades, policy wonks have bemoaned runaway health costs in the US. But

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2015/06/24/census-nations-millennials-overtake-baby-boomers/29254517/ The number of “millennials” has surpassed baby boomers in the United States, according to Census Bureau data released Thursday. And for the first time,

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/business/economy/more-americans-are-renting-and-paying-more-as-homeownership-falls.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1 The house at 339 Livingston Street is the home that Johnnie McDowell, shown with his daughter, Erin, would like to buy, but can’t afford.

I found the following story on the NPR iPhone App At Long Last, Small Spanish Town Changes ‘Kill The Jews’ Name by Eyder Peralta After

Council of Conservative Citizens Promotes White Primacy, and G.O.P. Ties – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/politics/views-on-race-and-gop-ties-define-group-council-of-conservative-citizens.html?referrer= The Council of Conservative Citizens opposes “all efforts to mix the races,”

Nikki Haley, South Carolina Governor, Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag – NYTimes.com http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/us/south-carolina-confederate-flag-dylann-roof.html?referrer= COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Nikki R. Haley called on Monday