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Racial Justice
Corruption in Campaign Finance Is a Racial Justice Issue
Most big political donors are white men, drowning out the voices of the country’s increasingly diverse electorate.
Rise in Anti-Semitism Presents Moment to Be Vigilant Against All Oppression
“CounterSpin” interviews Audrey Sasson, of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, on anti-Semitism.
Thirty-Two Jurisdictions Will Raise Wages to or Above $15 in 2020
The federal minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25 an hour, but the Fight for $15 movement won important gains this year.
We Must Address the Roots of Inequality to Keep It From Killing Us
Lowering premature mortality in the U.S. requires concerted action to limit the concentration of wealth and power.
Kansas Kills Kris Kobach’s National Voter Purge System
Kobach’s Crosscheck name-matching algorithm “produced false positives more than 99 percent of the time.”
Women of Color Bear a Heavy Burden When a Loved One Is Jailed
While supporting someone behind bars has obvious financial costs, it also comes with a less visible price.
Native Americans Have the Most Difficulty Accessing Clean Water, Report Says
The groundwater in some areas of the Navajo Nation has been contaminated by the 521 abandoned uranium mines.
When Disaster Strikes, Indigenous Communities Receive Unequal Recovery Aid
On average, tribal citizens receive only $3 per person, per year in federal government natural disaster aid.
Policing Statistics Silence the Most Vulnerable People
The most vulnerable people have the most at stake in questions of policing, but their voices are silenced in data.
Fight for Racial Justice Fuels Little Rock Educator Strike Preparations
Communities are fighting for local control to stop charters and reverse the re-segregation of Little Rock schools.