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Racial Justice
GOP’s Rand Paul Blocks Anti-Lynching Bill
Paul claims he objected to the bipartisan measure because it might “conflate lesser crimes with lynching.”
Legal Battle Reopened Over 2011 Police Shooting of Elderly Black Ex-Marine in NY
Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. was killed in his own apartment after he accidentally triggered his medical alert pendant.
“Mrs. America” Television Series Sidelines Black Feminists
The breadth of Black and Latinx women’s activism around the Equal Rights Amendment gets very little screen time.
This Is What a Revolution Looks Like
We are at a fulcrum moment as a society. We must back the movement for justice and resist authoritarian pushback.
Trump Retreats to Bunker as Uprisings Intensify
Trump has offered some consolatory words toward Floyd’s family, but has primarily used protests to attack his opponents.
Ocasio-Cortez: “If You Want to End Unrest, End the Conditions That Create It”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a focus on the root causes of poverty, distrust and violence in our society.
The Asian American Reply to Pandemic-Era Racism Must Be Cross-Racial Solidarity
Let’s organize toward a new future dedicated to dismantling systemic oppression and striving for collective liberation.
Without Anger Over Inequality and Lynchings, We Have No Hope for Democracy
The anger that erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd plays a crucial role in the fight for U.S. democracy.
Police Arrested Afro-Latino Reporter While Treating White Colleague “Politely”
As Omar Jimenez asked why he was arrested while cameras were still rolling, officers didn't appear to give him a reason.
Forget “Looting.” Capitalism Is the Real Robbery.
Instead of condemning an uprising, those interested in liberation should condemn thefts perpetrated by a lethal system.