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Racism
How Punitive and Racist Policing Enforces Gentrification in San Francisco
Gentrification of cities isn't just caused by rich people moving in. In San Francisco, the police help.
“Running While Black”: Protests Swell Over Death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore Police Custody
Protests in Baltimore have entered their fifth day.
Australia Again Wages War on Its Own People
The Australian government plans to evict Aboriginal people from their homelands.
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This 4/20 Should Be a Wake-Up Call to End the Racist “War on Drugs“
The “war on drugs” is a war on people.
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michelle Norris Make the Case for Reparations
“The Case for Reparations” intricately traces the history of racism in the US.
Killing Africa
The struggles of Black people against police repression and institutional corruption go far beyond the US.
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Islamophobia on Wheels: An Analysis
On 1 April 2015 an anti-Muslim advertisement started appearing on 84 municipal buses in the Philadelphia regional area.
US Embassy and Small-Town Thugs
Mumia's story has been compared by some here to the shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston; both concern racism, police and power.
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Hoosier Homophobia Crushed, Racism Continues On
Less inspiring, and really troubling, is the lack of any similarly effective movement to protect basic human and political rights for people of color.
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MLK’s Call to Honor Peace, Justice and Our Planet Still Challenges Us
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 speech still challenges us to overcome racism, militarism and extreme materialism.