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Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Shows Lynching Remains a Reality for Black America
We’re in a situation we cannot fully solve with votes or protests. This disaster requires radical Black politics.
Exploiting Pandemic, Trump Admin Weighs Banning Immigration Indefinitely
Trump's team has decided to lock down the country in a way that even the most nativist policies of the 1920s never did.
Whistleblower Says Systemic Mortgage Fraud Has Returned to Wall Street
A previously unreported complaint claims this time it's happening in commercial rather than residential properties.
House Passes $3 Trillion Relief Package, But Progressives Say More Must Be Done
Rep. Pramila Jayapal said the bill “fails to match the scale of this crisis.”
ACLU Sues Betsy DeVos Over “Reprehensible” New Sexual Assault Rules
The suit claims that new Title IX rules could mean far fewer campus reports of sexual harassment and assault.
Hospital Workers Report Failures by Management to Notify Them of COVID Exposures
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has no rule requiring that employers inform workers of exposures.
US University Leading COVID Response Leaves Black Workers Behind
Laid-off employees at Johns Hopkins University are demanding the four weeks’ pay the institution promised.
MI Legislature Cancels Work as “Reopen” Protesters Call for Whitmer’s “Lynching”
One protester at the capitol on Thursday brought a doll hanging by a noose that was meant to represent the governor.
“Wartime President” Trump Thinks His Culture War With Democrats Will Save Him
With a reheated culture war and vague threats against Democrats, Trump thinks he can bluff his way to victory.
USPS Reportedly Considering Price Hikes as Trump’s Takeover Accelerates
Trump threatened to block emergency funding for the Postal Service if it doesn't agree to quadruple its package prices.