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Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Since the economy can’t reopen until schools reopen, teachers hold leverage beyond the educational realm.
White House Health Experts Warn Pandemic Is Entering “New Phase”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts 11,000 Americans could die weekly during August from COVID-19.
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.
Federal Prisons Went on Lockdown and Deployed Staff to Quash BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons to deploy militarized units to confront protesters in D.C.
Trump Is Bringing Back His Daily COVID Press Briefings
The daily briefings were infamous for peddling false and contradictory information for how to best combat the disease.
Navy Veteran Speaks Out After Being Attacked by Secret Police in Portland
The video, with over 10 million views, shows the veteran withstanding several blows and pepper spray from close range.
A New Wave of Pan-Africanism Seeks to Combat Global Anti-Black Racism
The pandemic has restricted global air travel, but Pan-Africanism is not defeated -- it constitutes a growing force.
Trump’s Guest Worker Ban Sparks New Focus on Immigrant Push for Labor Overhaul
While the move is a stunt to appeal to racist supporters, activists see it as an opportunity to push for labor reforms.
30 Years of Teach For America Shows How Reform Movements Can Become Co-opted
The program influenced thinking about schools on the national level, leading to more restrictive, punitive education.
DOJ Conducts First Execution Since 2003 Just Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
More than 2,600 individuals on death row have been exonerated since 1989.