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Preoccupied 

By seeking to preserve the status quo at all costs, the Mayor Jones props up the very system of injustice that he claims to be working against.

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In Mayor Dwight Jones’ Nov. 16 letter to Occupy Richmond, he claimed to share our concerns about economic injustice. He listed several programs his administration is pursuing, including an anti-poverty commission, a homeless-reduction plan and a job-training and placement system. These…

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