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Racial Justice
White Communities More Likely to Receive Funds to Fix Aging Water Infrastructure
A new report blames systemic racism and disinvestment for the rise in inequities in water infrastructure.
US Corporations Are Complicit in the Repression of Uyghurs
The Xinjiang fire should be understood within a much broader context of Uyghur oppression.
Following in MLK’s Footsteps Means Resisting Christian Nationalism
King’s life gives us a blueprint to fight the religious right.
From SNCC to Black Lives Matter: Longtime Activists Discuss Black Liberation
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, Michael Simmons and Dan Berger discuss how the struggle for justice is a lifetime commitment.
Thanksgiving Can Never Be Redeemed From Its Colonial Past. Let’s Abolish It.
The work of decolonization means refusing the banal evil of Thanksgiving.
Programs to Assist Unhoused People Fall Short for Black Veterans
Black veterans often face racial discrimination and bias during service, then experience disparities in VA care after.
The Right Did Worse Than Expected, But That Shouldn’t Satisfy Progressives
Organizing efforts paid off in the midterms, but the left’s work isn’t over yet.
1 in 5 Black Voters in Tennessee Have Been Disenfranchised by State Policies
The state makes little data available about who has lost the right to vote and why.
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Strike Down Affirmative Action
Conservative Ed Blum has brought many cases before SCOTUS to challenge race-conscious policy making as unconstitutional.
Black Voters Mobilize for Midterms Amid GOP-Led Voter Suppression
The “Arc of Voter Justice” bus tour is visiting 26 cities to increase Black voter turnout at critical midterm elections.