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The Color of Pollution: How Environmental Contamination Targets People of Color
Residents' lack of political power, plus ineffective state environmental oversight, makes these neighborhoods perennial dumping grounds for toxic waste.
Thousands Moving Money to Black-Owned Banks
The latest response to discrimination and police brutality is renewed calls to #BankBlack and bring economic empowerment to struggling communities.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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TFW There’s Too Much Trump
A Radical Plan for an Economy That Makes Black Lives Matter
Seeking to take on all of the threats to Black lives, the Movement For Black Lives is creating a banner for the Black working class fight.
Is Neoliberalism Behind the Rise of Donald Trump?
Many have pointed to capitalism's failures to explain the billionaire's rise, but evidence suggests racism is the driving factor.
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My Mother, Stopped for Driving While Black
When the police pulled their guns on my middle-aged mom, a white motorist pulled up to tell them what a good job they were doing.
How We Report on Structural Racism Can Hurt Us — or Heal Us
Many headlines are contributing to a polarized society, but media can play an important role in revealing our shared humanity.
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The “Golden Age of Capitalism” Was an Era of Racism and Secret Coups
A political revolution against our current system would not be the return to a less megalomaniacal Republican Party.
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Obama Administration Prepares to Reinforce the Militarized Police Occupation of Black America
Obama increased militarization of local police 24-fold before banning some kinds of Pentagon weapons transfers.