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About David A. Love

David A. Love is a journalist and commentator who writes investigative stories and op-eds on a variety of issues, including politics, social justice, human rights, race, criminal justice and inequality. Love is also an instructor at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, where he trains students in a social justice journalism lab. In addition to his journalism career, Love has worked as an advocate and leader in the nonprofit sector, served as a legislative aide, and as a law clerk to two federal judges. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also completed the Joint Programme in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. His portfolio website is davidalove.com.

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March 10, 2015
They pretend as if the man isn’t even in the White House. It may not be an exaggeration to say that
March 7, 2015
Does a rising tide lift all boats, as President Obama once said? The economy is improving, and that’s a good
February 16, 2015
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, it might be worth a thousand food stamps.
February 13, 2015
In light of the threat posed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq, President Obama wants Congress to authorize military force
February 9, 2015
At the invitation of House Speaker John Boehner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is giving a speech before a
January 21, 2015
On Tuesday evening, the confident, populist Barack Obama of 2008 — if not 2004 — showed up for his sixth
January 19, 2015
If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
January 14, 2015
If Louis Scarcella was considered one of New York’s finest, then the word fine leaves much to be desired. By
December 30, 2014
Let’s talk about the police, specifically the NYPD. New York’s finest have not been acting so fine in recent days,
December 21, 2014
The execution-style shooting of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn was a cold blooded, senseless murder, and we must call it
December 18, 2014
What’s next for Assata Shakur? With Havana’s humanitarian release of American Alan Gross — A USAID worker who had been imprisoned in
December 12, 2014
On Thursday, black congressional staffers, along with other staffers of color, staged a walkout to show their solidarity with the
December 10, 2014
In a supposedly free country, is it alright to make it a felony to film the police?  Welcome to Illinois.
December 3, 2014
Who are you going to believe: me or your lying eyes? A Staten Island, New York, grand jury has decided
November 24, 2014
A St. Louis County, Missouri grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the murder
November 20, 2014
On Thursday evening, President Obama addressed the nation with an outline of the executive action he is taking on immigration. 
November 19, 2014
OPINION - Will the black community support Bill Cosby the way they supported O.J. Simpson? You may have noticed that…
November 16, 2014
With the midterm elections now out of the way and the Democrats licking the wounds they received at the hands
November 9, 2014
Now that President Obama has named his selection of Loretta Lynch as the new U.S. Attorney General, the only question
November 5, 2014
ANALYSIS - The 2014 midterm election results are in. With no possibility of common ground with a GOP-controlled Congress, expect…