Tag: racial justice
A new Illinois law shifts repatriation and reburial power to tribal...
For the first time, tribal nations forcibly removed from Illinois will have final say in how and when the remains of their ancestors will be returned to them.
He was filming on his phone. Then a deputy attacked him...
Police can arrest people for “cover charges,” like resisting arrest, to justify their use of excessive force and shield themselves from liability. In Jefferson Parish, 73% of the time someone is arrested on a “cover charge” alone, they’re Black.
Noam Chomsky talks climate and racial justice
A conversation about the roots of our current climate crisis and humanity’s prospects for emerging into a livable future.
The Democrats in DC promised consequential racial justice reform—where is it?
The message to Black Americans expecting more progress has largely been to wait—for a better political opportunity, for the racial wealth gap to widen, for another Black American to die at the hands of the police.
Six ways Chevron imperils climate, human rights, and racial justice
These six examples illustrate a stunning array of corporate abuse, deception, and misconduct by one of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations.
How military veterans are answering the call to defend Black lives
From marching in the streets to forming human walls of protection around protesters, veterans are playing a quiet but important role in demanding racial justice.
There is no climate justice without racial justice
“Without a focus on correcting injustice, work on climate change addresses only symptoms, and not root causes.”
Will the death of George Floyd mark the rebirth of America?
A man forced to die with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under your feet.
Atlanta police shoot and kill Rayshard Brooks as protests demanding racial...
Brooks' death added to the growing outrage over police violence toward people of color, particularly black Americans, that has fueled #DefundPolice demands and demonstrations across the U.S. and in other countries for nearly three weeks.
‘The conversation is the protest’ — how Black Lives Matter forced...
Momentum organizer Nicole Carty discusses how the movement built consensus on racial justice and the strategy needed to make the goal of defunding police a reality.
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GOP rejection of Hunter Biden’s public testimony offer sparks democratic outcry
Democratic leaders criticize House Oversight Republicans for declining Hunter Biden's offer to testify publicly, exposing the tension and political drama within the ongoing impeachment probe.
AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...
A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.
The veiled threat of fiscal commission as gateway to Social Security and Medicare cuts
In a controversial move, the GOP-led House Budget Committee's hearing to establish a fiscal commission raises alarms for potential cuts in Social Security and Medicare, sparking widespread criticism and concerns for the future of these essential programs.
Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence climate policy
The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.
Right-wing mayhem regorges Social Darwinism, poster child for scandalous, authoritarian bunk
History does not repeat, but in this case it emphatically rhymes. With Trumpist war cries for his New Nazism, we cannot avoid the obvious parallels.