DEMOCRACY NOW DAILY DIGEST 2JUN16

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Thursday, June 2, 2016 democracynow.org Stories Black Lives Matter Activist Convicted of Felony Lynching: "It's More Than Ironic, It's Disgusting" In Pasadena, California, Black Lives Matter organizer Jasmine Richards is facing four years in state prison after she was convicted of a rarely used statute in California law ... Read More → Iraq War Veteran on Protesting Trump: We Do Not Want to Be Used as Props for Hate Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is facing scrutiny this week after questions emerged over what happened to millions of dollars he allegedly ... Read More → "The System Is Set Up to Protect Officers": Activists React to Lack of Charges in Jamar Clark Case Federal prosecutors in Minnesota announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed against the two police officers involved in the shooting death last fall of Jamar Clark, an ... Read More → Africa's Last Colony: Western Saharan Independence Movement Mourns Loss of Polisario Front Leader A leader of the independence movement in Western Sahara died Tuesday. Mohamed Abdelaziz was the leader and co-founder of the Sahrawi people's Polisario Front movement, ...Read More → Headlines → Regulators to Unveil New Rules on Payday Lenders North Korea Faces New U.S. Sanctions; State Media Praises Trump RNC’s Hispanic Media Relations Head Resigns in Latest Sign of Opposition to Trump PGA Relocates Golf Tournament from Trump’s Course to Mexico Syria: Besieged Town of Darayya Sees 1st Aid Convoy Since 2012 Texas: Brazos River Hits Record Level Amid Deadly Floods California: 2 Dead in Murder-Suicide on UCLA Campus Regional Diplomats Oppose Action Against Venezuela at OAS Minnesota: Officers in Killing of Jamar Clark Will Not Face Federal Charges Kenneth Starr Resigns as Baylor University Chancellor Amid Sexual Assault Scandal New York: Farmworkers Complete 200-Mile March to State Capital Forward this email → Donate today → Follow