Like many large cities, Baltimore’s unemployment rate shot up in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008, peaking at 12% in 2010. The 2010 federal census showed a population loss of about 5% since 2000, continuing a trend that started in the 1960s. Fact 1: In order to counter …
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This past Saturday in Baltimore, one day after charges were filed against the six police officers implicated in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the revolution once again descended on Baltimore. In front of city hall, thousands gathered at a rally that had more of a celebratory vibe than …
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The Myths 1. The rally at Baltimore City Hall on Saturday was peaceful Local and national politicians and media waxed poetic about how beautiful and peaceful was this exercise of the right to demonstrate. I attended the rally, and the rhetoric from the podium was a mix of calls to …
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