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UN Special Rapporteur Says Tax Bill Will Make the US “World Champion of Extreme Inequality”
As Congress prepares to vote on the tax bill, the United Nations has issued a scathing report on poverty in the US.
Private Schools Promised Me Opportunity. Instead, I Got Classism.
Classism is subtle and implicit.
Police Shoot More People Than Previously Known
A new investigation reveals that the number of people being shot — and shot at — by police is troubling.
How to Decolonize the Way You Think About Your Body
White supremacy tells people of color that their bodies and our lives are lesser.
Anti-Poverty Activist Al McSurely: “We Have Strong Reasons for Hope”
Dr. King's “Poor People's Campaign” is back on.
Between Black and White: Red-Brown Color Consciousness
The colorline has always been black and white, a prism that generally erases Indigenous peoples.
A Killer Cop Gets Away With an Execution
Another officer who murdered an innocent, unarmed man has gone free.
Fellow White Men, Listen to the Voices You Have Ignored for So Long
Dismantle the structures of white male privilege.
The Unlikely Industry Empowering Women in Afghanistan
In this deeply conservative society, these women are busting stereotypes every day.
Dig in: This Must Be the Winter of Our Discontent
This, right here, is where we have to dig in.