Making sure the Census counts Indian Country
On top of the citizenship question, Indian Country faces the hurdles of being one of the hard-to-count populations and not trusting the government at all.
Why more places are abandoning Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
While Columbus Day affirms the story of a nation created by Europeans for Europeans, Indigenous Peoples Day emphasizes Native histories and Native people.
Chris Hedges and Wallace Shawn on politics, playwriting and power
The two discuss experiences working in other countries and how those experiences led them, as Hedges puts it, to “grapple with the reality of empire.”
400 years after slavery’s start, no more band-aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.
Dems Accuse Trump Admin of “State-sponsored child abuse” as separated migrant children scandal grows
I do not feel we’ve gotten the whole truth from the administration throughout the family separation policy, and I think there’s bombshells still to come.
‘This was about the survival of public education:’ LA teachers claim victory after week-long...
Included in the agreement are pay increases for teachers, additional support staff in schools, smaller class sizes and the regulation of charter schools.
The cynical war on ‘critical race theory’
One conservative activist is weaponizing resentment over diversity trainings into an all-out, red-baiting culture war.
Special report: In the streets with the New Poor People’s Campaign against racism and...
Demonstrators descended on Washington Monday in the latest protest staged by the new Poor People’s Campaign, which organizers say is the most expansive wave...
Why Activists Fail
Despite enormous ongoing effort over more than a thousand years, during and since the formation and shaping of the modern world, and...
Arizona teachers historic statewide walkout is latest demonstration in #RedForEd movement
“This isn’t just a political issue, but a moral issue as well.”