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I’m Craving the Sweetness of Ancestral Love on Valentine’s Day
Because of the pandemic, I don’t even remember the last time I kissed an elder.
Black Congresswomen Urge Biden to Pick Civil Rights Champion for Supreme Court
Nominating a “Black woman is not mere symbolism; it is an essential step” for justice, lawmakers wrote.
Trump’s Phone Records From Capitol Attack Have Huge Gaps, Says Jan. 6 Committee
Members of the January 6 select committee are confident they can fill in the gaps through other means.
Homeland Security’s Attempts to “Combat Misinformation” Are Suspect
The U.S. should fight misinformation by building trust in public institutions — not by expanding the security state.
Migrants Have Right to Truth Commission and Reparations for Abuses at US Border
The commission's mandate must include family separation and mass deportations that clearly violated international laws.
House Dems’ New Anti-Progressive PAC Is Funded by Corporate Lobbyists and PACs
The group will spend money to protect incumbent Democrats in safe districts against progressive primary challengers.
Biden Administration Says It’s Keeping Pandemic Policy to Expel Asylum Seekers
Biden has deported more people under the restrictive immigration policy, known as Title 42, than Trump did.
Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism
Both parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
“We Want Them Alive”: Afro-Colombian Women Lead Search for Disappeared
In November, Abencio Caicedo and Édinson Valencia García set out on a community organizing trip. Now they're missing.
The Supreme Court Just Allowed the Executions of Two Disabled Black Men
Donald Grant and Matthew Reeves were executed after failing to “choose” their own method of death, activists say.