Tag: Black Lives Matter
Why is a dump for Hurricane Harvey debris next to an...
“It is appalling what is going on in that community."
I am woman, hear me roar
Over half a million women (and some men as well) have used the #MeToo hashtag, exposing in a few short days how pervasive are the crimes of sexual harassment and rape.
Taking a knee, standing for justice
Principled stands taken at great risk are often how movements are born.
Trump, NFL protests and the price of freedom
A reader responds to Donald Trump’s remarks disparaging NFL players for peacefully protesting against the treatment of black Americans.
Take the knee: Athletes unite in historic protest against racism &...
It was the biggest display of athletic defiance in years.
Where are all the monuments to the progressive Americans?
The organizers, activists, artists, writers, athletes, judges and occasional elected officials who fought to make the United States a more humane and inclusive country often go unacknowledged.
Racist voter suppression revealed in a small-town voter fraud trial
As the nation faces demographic shifts, the push to suppress voting intensifies.
The racism heard round the world
When the neo-fascist National Front is more willing to condemn neo-Nazis than Trump, we have a problem.
State of Missouri to execute Marcellus Williams despite exonerating DNA evidence
DNA evidence proves Williams’ innocence – Governor Greitens could commute his death sentence.
The stand down order: Charlottesville PD’s complicity with terror
There was a stand down order. The police did nothing. The Sheriff’s Department did nothing. The city council did nothing. They. Let. This. Happen.
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Trump boat bombings draw murder accusations from Amnesty and lawmakers
A widening human rights crisis emerges as new disclosures reveal orders to kill shipwrecked survivors.
The ‘perfect’ Equal Opportunity Oppressor – Don the Con pulls off the impossible: ‘grievances...
Right or left, east or west, small-town/rural or city dwellers, blue collar or middle-class, who knows anyone (but the affluent) not paying through the teeth for the insufferable Trump Clown Show?
Supreme Court takes up Trump attack on birthright citizenship
A clash over the 14th amendment heads to the justices with consequences for millions of families.
The Trump Corollary
U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro.
Clinton blames young people and social media for opposition to Gaza genocide
A speech at a far right Israeli publication’s summit sparks criticism over claims that youth are misinformed rather than responding to documented atrocities.