DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST 29FEB16

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Monday, February 29, 2016 democracynow.org Stories "Making America Great for White Males": Activist Responds as Trump Refuses to Disavow KKK Support Over the weekend, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump refused to condemn endorsements from David Duke, a prominent white supremacist and former ... Read More → "White People's Choice Awards": Oscars Host Chris Rock Condemns Hollywood's Lack of Diversity Comedian Chris Rock opened Sunday night's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles by welcoming the audience to the "White People's Choice Awards" as the sharp-tongued host ... Read More → Did Bernie Sanders Run a White, "Northern Liberal" Campaign in South Carolina? As voters went to the polls Saturday for South Carolina's Democratic primary, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders, winning the primary with 73.5 ... Read More → 16 States Face New Voting Restrictions in First Election in 50 Years Without Full Voting Rights Act As 12 states head to the polls on Super Tuesday, we look at how voting rights could become a pivotal issue in the 2016 race. On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed ... Read More → Is Hollywood "Ambivalent About Latinos," Limiting Them to Roles of Housekeeper and Gang Member? "Hollywood seems to be a little bit ambivalent about Latinos, about portraying them, sometimes indifferent," says our guest Hector Becerra, a news and feature reporter ... Read More →