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Presidential Candidates: Disclose Your Nondisclosure Agreements
Candidates need to show their commitment to transparency and creating safe workplaces.
Even the Machines Are Racist. Facial Recognition Systems Threaten Black Lives.
The use of surveillance technology for “security” comes at the expense of civil liberties for Black and Brown people.
Bloomberg Wants to Woo Black Voters, But We Remember His Reign of Terror
Bloomberg’s newfound contrition over his stop-and-frisk policy is hypocritical. His apology is not accepted.
Women Confront Ugly Harassment at Beauty Products Plant
After much organizing, the Illinois attorney general’s office has opened its own investigation into Voyant Beauty.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Florida Voting Restrictions Unconstitutional
The state can’t bar people previously convicted of a felony from voting if they can’t pay off fines or court fees.
Black Students in the Mississippi Delta Still Face Education Inequality
Nearly 33,000 Mississippi students attend a school district rated as failing. Nearly all of them are Black.
Residents of Detroit Are Fighting Back After Foreclosure Crisis
Detroit overtaxed residents by $600 million in property taxes, causing the crisis.
Trump’s SOTU Speech Bristled With Fascist Politics
Authoritarian societies protect the powerful, not the poor or vulnerable, and Trump made that very clear.
Racist Attitudes Could Aid and Abet the Spread of Coronavirus
No other nation on Earth could undertake the measures China is taking to contain the coronavirus, says science writer.
Trump Is Expanding His Racist Travel Ban, This Time Targeting Africans
The latest travel ban takes effect February 22.