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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Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.