Tag: racism
Police officer charged with murder after fatally shooting handcuffed man
We must put a stop to systemic police brutality and the needless killings of Black people. We cannot afford to fail in this goal because lives are at stake.”
NYPD officer resigns after breaking into woman’s home and yelling racial...
“His actions are wholly inconsistent with the values and standards the New York City Police Department expects and demands of its officers.”
Federal judge blocks NC’s voter id law, citing state’s ‘sordid history’...
Judge Loretta Biggs said the law's provision preventing voters from showing public assistance ID cards to vote was “particularly suspect.”
National Guard kicks out two men with ties to white supremacy
The investigation was launched after online activists published a report linking the two men to a religious sect identified as a hate group.
3 corrections employees fired over Nazi salute photo
“This will not be tolerated on my watch—within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation—or within any agency of state government.”
Fighting for America’s soul
Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded.
For Indigenous women, the #MeToo movement is a deeper fight against...
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, our fight goes deeper into the roots of colonial power to which we have never consented.
White nationalists’ extreme solution to the coming environmental apocalypse
Ecofascism is a dangerous cloud gathering on the horizon.
Right-wing media is creating the ‘antifa shooter’ narrative out of thin...
The right is using the Dayton shooter's Twitter account to make spurious connections between antiracist ideas and mass murder.
400 years after slavery’s start, no more band-aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.
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Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds
The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.
EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables
In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.
New report finds Tyson Foods dumped pollutants into US waterways for years
The wastewater analyzed consisted of pathogens and microorganisms and slaughterhouse byproducts, such as body parts of animals, feces and blood.
Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
FTC challenges Big Pharma over unfair patents as Sanders applauds regulatory crackdown
The Federal Trade Commission intensifies its fight against pharmaceutical patent abuses, aiming to slash drug prices and increase access to generic medications.