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Abel Cedeño and Queer Youth of Color Are Still Caged for Self-Defense
U.S. courts routinely imprison queer people of color who defend themselves against anti-queer, anti-trans attackers.
Mass Arrests in 2020 Echo the Brutality Endured by RNC Protesters 20 Years Ago
People protested police brutality at the 2000 Republican National Convention. Twenty years later, not much has changed.
Poll: Majority of Americans Have Negative View of Trump’s Handling of Protests
The poll also found most Americans don't think federal officers' presence at protests are making things better.
Bill Clinton Used John Lewis’s Funeral to Disparage the Black Freedom Struggle
Who is Bill Clinton to weigh in on whether or not civil rights organizer Kwame Ture went “too far”?
Monumental Contraction of US Economy Wipes Out Five Years of Gains
Failure to address the pandemic head-on may have resulted in larger quarterly economic losses than were necessary.
With Trump Donor in Charge, USPS May Shut Locations, Cut Service Before Election
Little to none of the $10 billion already apportioned to help bail out the USPS has been utilized.
Senate Departs for 3-Day Weekend as Unemployment Benefits Expire for 30 Million
More than 25,000,000 unemployed Americans are about to lose their extra unemployment benefits.
To Reopen Schools Safely, We Need to Fund Teachers — Not Cops
Activists say removing police will make schools safer for students of color and free up cash for COVID safety measures.
Voter ID Law Handed Wisconsin to Trump in 2016. It Could Happen Again in 2020.
The loss of Black and student voters due to the ID law cost at least 61,274 votes, almost three times Trump’s plurality.
GOP Leaders Attempt to Distance Themselves From Trump’s Election Delay Talk
Under the Constitution, the president doesn't have the power to move the date of federal elections.