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Trump Refuses to Discuss Removing Confederate Names From Military Bases
The White House is spinning removal of Confederate names from bases as an affront to those who served in recent years.
Trump Picks Site of Anti-Black Massacre for Rally on Day Marking End to Slavery
As many as 300 Black Tulsa residents were killed during a massacre instigated by whites against their community in 1921.
Cuomo and de Blasio’s Feud Highlights Democratic Fractures Over Floyd Protests
As Democrats co-opt the debate about police, we must continue to resist the white supremacist logic behind policing.
Trump Is Trying to Delude Us, Even as His Campaign Staff Tries to Delude Him
As Trump attacks a peace activist, the president’s reelection team is placing non-strategic ads to appease his anxiety.
Noam Chomsky: Amid Protests and Pandemic, Trump’s Priority Is Protecting Profits
Trump is trying to “dominate by violence and terrify any potential opposition” in order to protect corporate interests.
Racist Violence Can’t Be Separated From the Violence of Neoliberal Capitalism
Neoliberal society is built on the myth that economic prosperity is hermetically sealed from racial and social justice.
Donald Trump Is Afraid of Us All — His Barricaded White House Is Proof
Trump can still see the protesters, but only if he peers through the bars of the cage he has constructed for himself.
Bill Barr Thinks He’s in Command and Can Wage War in Our Cities
Barr now has “federal troops” on the street in D.C. with no badges or insignia.
Trump’s Antifa Conspiracy Theory Attempts to Erase Powerful Black-Led Organizing
White supremacy cannot accept that Black Americans are capable of forming and leading their own liberation movements.
Trump Is Framing US Residents as Enemies to Be Met by Force. Don’t Let Him.
Trump is attempting to turn this past week’s explosion of political protest into his Reichstag fire moment.