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Wendy’s Chairman and Top Owner Is Trump Donor, Fundraiser and Friend
The Twitter campaign that scrutinized Wendy’s ties to Trump wasn’t wrong -- it just missed the other big Trump donor.
Activists Are Challenging Colorado’s Ongoing Legacy of Racism
Colorado has a long history as a breeding ground for white supremacy and police violence.
The Black Radical Tradition Can Help Us Imagine a More Just World
As schools reopen, educators should strive to teach students about the Black radical tradition.
Big Tech Is Using the Pandemic to Push Dangerous New Forms of Surveillance
Data from new smartphone apps being used to track COVID infections can easily be weaponized against groups of people.
Post-COVID Economy May Have More Robots, Fewer Jobs and Intensified Surveillance
Millions who lost their jobs will not be reabsorbed into the labor force as technology takes over their former tasks.
The GOP’s Police Reforms Won’t Do It. We Need to Defund the Police.
The GOP police reform bill seems more concerned with stopping the protests than stopping the abuses that sparked them.
GOP Purges Right-Wing Members From Congress in Favor of More Radical Candidates
Republicans like Steve King and Denver Riggleman are being driven from office -- by more extreme Republicans.
Police Departments Attempt a Charm Offensive Amid Uprisings
Kneeling in “solidarity” with protesters is another attempt by police to gaslight people’s lived experience of policing.
Police Have Long History of Responding to Black Movements by Playing the Victim
Amid calls to defund police, cops are framing themselves as victims. We must remember who is really being brutalized.
Camden Is Not a Blueprint for Disbanding the Police
Using Camden as an example of how to “disband” a police department ignores that the city replaced cops with more cops.