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The Foster System Is a Battleground for the Racist War on Drugs
A new report exposes the foster system as rife with racist drug war attitudes and state violence.
Let’s Finally Get the Police Out of Pride
We are past the point where putting a rainbow flag on a cop car can be mistaken for victory or liberation.
House Fails to Override Trump’s Student Loan Forgiveness Veto
The failed vote comes as a whistleblower alleges that officials killed a loan forgiveness site for being too helpful.
Undocumented Survivors Have Long Lived in Limbo. COVID-19 Is Making It Worse.
Undocumented immigrant survivors of violence could be waiting up to a decade to receive a U visa.
Federal Court Rules Against Trump’s Bid to Seize Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
The Friday ruling said the administration's efforts to redirect Pentagon funds violated the Constitution.
Corporations Avoid Billions in Taxes While Funding Police Foundations
Corporations should cut ties with police foundations and pay their fair share in taxes to fund community investment.
We Must Confront Anti-Black History in All Forms in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter
Those of us in Dominican and Latinx communities must acknowledge and resist our own colorism and anti-Blackness.
Bree Newsome Took Down the Confederate Flag 5 Years Ago. She’s Still Organizing.
Bree Newsome discusses her political evolution, the continued road forward for the Black Freedom Struggle and more.
Florida Reports 9,000 New Coronavirus Cases in Biggest Daily Surge
Spikes in states that reopened early are contributing to a resurgence of COVID-19 across the nation.
20 Million Could Lose Health Coverage As Trump Aims to End Obamacare
The law's removal would negatively impact millions more with preexisting conditions.