Articles by Richard Solomon

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Cobb County October 7, 2020

Justice for Kevil Wingo: Mixed reactions to DA Holmes’s decision

On September 16 Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes opened a new chapter in the ongoing investigations of Mr. Kevil Wingo’s death at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center. In…

Tiffany Wingo steps forward to speak as the Wingo family's attorney Tim Gardner looks on (photo by Richard Solomon)

Cobb County August 21, 2020

‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise

COBB COUNTY, GA – Georgia lawmaker David Wilkerson, representatives from the Cobb NAACP and Georgia ACLU held a press conference Thursday at the Cobb County Detention Center and called on…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Articles by Richard Solomon

Justice for Kevil Wingo: Mixed reactions to DA Holmes’s decision

‘I can’t breathe’: Calls for Investigation into Kevil Wingo’s Death Rise