Tag: communities of color
“Voices being ignored”: Regulators fail to enforce water-pollution laws in communities...
"For communities already facing severe burdens due to racism, social conditions, and/or environmental and health hazards, the inability to turn on a tap and receive clean, safe water is particularly devastating—and unjust."
Intelligence thieves: How toxic pollutants are robbing communities of color
In her new book, author and ethicist Harriet Washington unearths one of the most overlooked aspects of environmental racism.
New study shows communities of color disproportionately affected by air pollution
“What this study shows is what communities of color across the region have long understood—that they are unfairly exposed to higher levels of pollution."
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Exclusive prayer for $100K: Trump’s Inauguration Committee faces criticism over ‘pay-to-pray’ event
Trump’s inauguration committee faces scrutiny for exorbitant ticket prices to interfaith prayer event.
Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising $7.25 minimum wage despite millions living in...
Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.
UnitedHealthcare interrupts doctor mid-surgery to question patient’s cancer care
A Texas doctor was forced to step out of the operating room after an insurance company questioned her patient’s approved cancer treatment.
The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party
If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.