6/10/2020: Police Acts of Empathy Defuse Some Protest Tension - Movie Business Competition

Today's Article: Police Acts of Empathy Defuse Some Protest Tension
From: The Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 12.5

As many cities descended into chaos, a few police departments managed to ease tensions and avoid violence by showing empathy in various ways. Today's article provides a platform for discussing the power of compassion and appropriate ways to handle conflict. We can develop some empathy of our own by considering the positions and fears of both law enforcement and the protestors.

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6/1/2020: YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party - Coronavirus pandemic sparks rise in car thefts across the country

Today's Article: YouTube is deleting comments with two phrases that insult China’s Communist Party
From: The Verge
Readability Score: 12.5

Should American companies censor speech for Communist dictatorships? Is sacrificing free speech worth entry into massive markets? Who decides?

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Readability Score: 9.4

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4/16/2020: ACLU sues over postage requirement for absentee voting in Georgia - Will states need to hold kids back, institute summer school?

Today's Article: ACLU sues over postage requirement for absentee voting in Georgia
From: The Gainesville Times
Readability Score: 12.9

Like other states, Georgia delayed its March primary. The Secretary of State mailed absentee ballots to all eligible voters in case they are concerned about the virus in May. Now the ACLU suggests that this is a poll tax and therefore unconstitutional. Are they right? What should Georgia do?

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