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If Biden Wants to Confront White Supremacy, He Must Also End the “War on Terror”
For the last two decades, state violence rooted in white supremacy has operated under the guise of the “war on terror.”
Movement for Black Lives Activists Respond to Biden’s Orders on Racial Equity
Social movements have pressured the new Biden administration to act.
Let’s Not Lose Ourselves in Euphoria Over Trump’s Exit. Anti-Blackness Persists.
An attack-free inauguration must not wipe our memory of the white supremacy that reared up on January 6 at the Capitol.
What Filing Tax Returns Taught Me About Racism in the USÂ Â Â Â Â Â
Our tax code is not just overly complicated; it’s also racist.Â
Martin Luther King Jr. Defended Democracy Against Racism and So Must We
King's demands for economic justice are crucial in the struggle against rising American fascism.
We Have to Let White Supremacy Die in Order to Truly Live
In an era of emboldened fascism, we must resist by centering radical love in our politics, says David Kyuman Kim.
Biden Needs to Make Closing the Racial Wealth Divide a Priority on Day One
The incoming administration can take bold action by creating a White House Office of Racial Economic Equity.
As COVID Surges in LA, Indigenous Communities Fight to Preserve Life and Culture
In Los Angeles County, Indigenous communities in working-class neighborhoods are among the hardest hit.
Capitol Mob Reveals Ongoing Refusal to Accept Black Votes as Legitimate
Trump’s mob had chilling echoes of the armed white mobs that terrorized elected Black officials during Reconstruction.
Trump Loyalists Want to Uphold a Long American Tradition: White License
The Trump loyalists wanted the old game of false democracy, where their votes count more than everyone else's.