Christopher Petrella and Justin Gomer
Christopher Petrella is a lecturer in American cultural studies at Bates College. Christopher's work explores the intersections of race, state, and criminalization. He completed a Ph.D. in African diaspora studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Follow him on Twitter @CFPetrella.
Justin Gomer is an assistant professor of American studies at California State University, Long Beach. Justin's work centers on race and representation in the post-civil rights era. He completed a Ph.D. in African diaspora studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
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The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.
White House says GOP bill would force ‘one of the biggest Medicare benefit cuts’...
"House Republicans are trying to slash lifelines for middle-class families on behalf of rich special interests," said a White House spokesperson.
Outrage as Biden Administration recommends major Alaska oil project
"The project is “drastically out of step with the Biden administration’s goals to slash climate pollution and transition to clean energy,” but that “it’s not too late for him to step up and pull the plug on this carbon bomb."
‘More training’ is not the answer to police terror
The death of Tyre Nichols doesn’t have to be in vain – there are numerous opportunities for action at the local and national level to rein in out of control police terror.
How corporations hope to eviscerate workers’ right to strike
Corporations so fear this kind of worker power that they’re asking the U.S. Supreme Court to rig the scales and help them kill future strikes before they even begin.