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Racial Justice
Jim Crow in Our Climate Crisis
Extreme weather is blowback from energy systems that were designed and operated in ways that entrenched inequalities.
How Jim Crow Went to China in the Making of Big Tobacco
Our understanding of corporate power has been clouded in smoke.
We Need a New Declaration of Rights for Black Americans
The lived reality of Black Americans belies the privileges and immunities granted by the U.S. Constitution.
Protests Erupt as DA Fails to Charge Cops Who Killed Stephon Clark
Police shot Clark, a 22-year-old Black man, in his grandmother's backyard last year. He was unarmed.
Bernie Sanders’s Personal Reboot on Racial Justice May Not Be Enough
He won over progressives with big ideas in the 2016 primary. Why is he so reluctant to talk reparations in 2020?
Trump’s Wall Is a Symbol With a Long and Toxic History
For the right, Trump's wall is not just a literal wall, but a symbol of racial domination.
Congressional Field Hearings Gather Stories of Voter Suppression
Participants detailed the long lines, defective voting machines, and voter purges that Georgia voters faced in 2018.
Tlaib and Pressley Put Racism on Trial During Cohen Hearing
They shined a spotlight on the racism woven into the Republican Party.
As Doctors, It Is Our Responsibility to Stop Racism in Medicine
The medical field must acknowledge the involuntary contributions Black patients have made to medical advances.
Flat Broke, Black Voters Want More Than Just Another Black President
Black voters increasingly view Black political leadership as complicit in covering up Wall Street crimes.