Tag: race
Marine removed from service after participating in Charlottesville violence
“The Marine Corps’ stance on membership in extremist or hate groups remains the same: there is no place for racial hatred or extremism in the Marine Corps."
Documenting Hate: New doc lays bare the violent white supremacy that...
It became the biggest and deadliest white supremacist rally in the United States in decades.
Mother of Heather Heyer, killed 1 year ago: Everyone needs to...
We speak with Heyer’s mother Susan Bro about Heather Heyer’s legacy and what activists can do to combat racism.
Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes,...
In a recent study, we explored whether the race of mass shooters influences how the media depict their crime, their motivations and their lives.
Weeping white supremacist barred from Virginia after pleading guilty to assault
He was sentenced to two terms of 12 months, with all but seven months suspended, to run concurrently.
Papa John resigns after using racial slur during conference call
"Regardless of the context, I apologize. Simply stated, racism has no place in our society.”
Coward cop identified after ignoring racist assaulting woman on video
“Today a video surfaced of an undignified event in which a Puerto Rican woman was brutally harassed by a bigot while an officer did not interfere. I am appalled, shocked & disturbed by the officer’s behavior.”
Endorsing ‘violence and extremism among his base,’ Trump pardons Oregon ranchers...
"This pardon is a win only for those with no respect for life and basic decency."
The con of diversity
Diversity in the hands of the white power elites – political and corporate – is an advertising gimmick.
Memorial for lynching victims a first step toward reconciliation
It offers a place of reckoning for generations of racial trauma.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.