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Hate groups sidestep Big Tech

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 18, 2017
Alternative crowdfunding site Hatreon is among the niche platforms that don't care if their users are neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
Andrew Knight holds a sign of Pepe the frog, a conservative icon, during a rally in Berkeley, California back in April of this year.
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Who's next to head the Federal Reserve?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 7, 2017
Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, is out of the running.
A view of the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.
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Black college leaders say Trump administration hasn't made good on its promises to HBCUs

by Amy Scott
Aug 24, 2017
The White House has yet to name a director or board of advisers to oversee its initiative.
President Donald Trump is applauded before signing an executive order to bolster historically black colleges and universities in the Oval Office on Feb. 28.
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When it comes to free speech, employers have the upper hand

by Aaron Schrank
Aug 18, 2017
In the week since a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville lead to deadly violence, some of the participants have been outed online and even fired from their jobs. Now, more protests and counter protests are springing up around the country. While the first amendment protects speech — including hate speech, the freedom to express your […]
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Should companies turn away white supremacist users?

by Ben Johnson and Kristin Schwab
Aug 17, 2017
Racial justice leaders say PayPal has been helping fund racist groups for years.
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Do viewers want film and TV to directly confront racism?

by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
Aug 16, 2017
New York Times culture critic Wesley Morris discusses the way race and culture intersect in the aftermath of Charlottesville.
Hundreds of people gather Sunday for a vigil on the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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The CEO advisory council broke up with President Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 16, 2017
And then he broke up with them.
President Trump fields questions from reporters about his comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, yesterday at Trump Tower in New York City. With him, from left, are Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
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