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Racism
Charged With Being Alive: Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott
Race affects everything: where you live, what you're blamed for and even if you're deemed worthy of being alive.
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When Migrant Women Marched in London
Remembering the “Strikers in Saris” 40 years later.
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How to Respect Your Elders: Supporting an Aging Migrant Generation
Our economy relies heavily on exploiting immigrant labor but our welfare state systematically excludes immigrants.
Protests Over Tulsa and Charlotte Police Killings Stem From Economic Policies That Perpetuate Racism
The police killings of Keith Lamont Scott and Terence Crutcher have drawn attention to racist policies backed by Republicans.
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Court Rules Black Men May Be Justified in Running From Police
Court cites motivation to “avoid the recurring indignity of being racially profiled.”
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South African School Girls Provide Leadership for the Ongoing Revolution
Refusing to straighten their hair, 13-year-old South African Black schoolgirls braved police dogs and arrest to join a youth movement.
Three Reasons Trump Is Succeeding and What Progressives Can Do
Racism, patriarchy and hegemony are the powerful feelings and long-standing cultural values behind Trump's appeal.
Protests Erupt Over Police Killings of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott in Tulsa and Charlotte
Democracy Now! hosts a roundtable on police killings of Black men.
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A Grandfather’s Grief for the LAPD’s 12th Shooting Victim of 2016
After 31 years in prison, Al Sasser emerged a changed man, touching many lives — then the police killed his grandson.
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The Dangers of Medicalizing Racism
Treating racism like an addiction or mental illness undermines efforts to deal with its structural underpinnings.