Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Flowers

Since World War II, America’s knee-jerk response to any diplomatic challenge has been to bully or bomb.

The U.S. agreed to send 31 tanks, and Germany agreed to 14.

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Attorneys for Nichols' family called the move "appropriate and proportional" in response to his death and urged other cities to follow suit but also stressed that "misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units."

Ranked choice voting makes elections less painful, less expensive, and can help make our government more inclusive and responsive to what people actually want.