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Far Right Extremism Finds Footing in Some States Following Election
Some candidates have ties to extremist groups like the Proud Boys or subscribe to QAnon conspiracy theories.
Students Push to Remove Police. University President Doubles Down Instead.
Morton Schapiro has failed to recognize the students’ demand for a campus safety that is achieved through abolition.
Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize Small Possession of All Drugs
The measure will also increase access to non-coercive addiction treatment.
Police Pepper-Spray Marchers Heading to the Polls in North Carolina
At least eight people were arrested, including march organizer Rev. Greg Drumwright.
Trump Administration Cracks Downs on BLM Protesters While Ignoring Police Abuses
The Justice Department has poured money into prosecuting protesters but not police who committed violence at protests.
Founded on Inequality, Can the US Ever Be Truly Democratic and Inclusive?
The inequality deeply embedded in U.S. statecraft continues to counterbalance any progress, however symbolic.
To Defeat Fascism, We Must Recognize It’s a Failed Response to Capitalist Crisis
To resist the forces of fascism, we need an alternative approach to the crisis that’s based on a social justice agenda.
“Herd Immunity” Was Originally About Vaccination. Now It Is Neoliberal Violence.
This distorted idea has emerged at the intersection between neoliberalism and fascism, says scholar Angela Mitropoulos.
Several GOP State Legislators Up for Reelection Have Nice Words for the KKK
Some of these candidates promote “Lost Cause” ideology, which is used to justify slavery, secession and the Confederacy.
Pence Faked Care for George Floyd, But We Know the Truth of His Administration
Pence briefly “performed” empathy toward Black people while exuding racism and sexism from every pore.