Tag: racism
Sales taxes widen the racial wealth divide. States and cities have...
There are some bright spots and plenty of options for reform that could make them more effective.
‘Sacrifice zones’: How people of color are targets of environmental racism
A product of environmental racism, “sacrifice zones” are located near pollution hot spots and are usually communities of color.
Food apartheid: Racialized access to healthy affordable food
"Food desert" has become a common term to describe low-income communities—often communities of color—where access to healthy and affordable food is limited or where there are no grocery stores.
Retired black NYPD detective: Derek Chauvin trial highlights ‘race-based’ police brutality...
The trial is putting a spotlight on “the disproportionate killing of Black people by police” in the United States.
MLK opposed ‘poverty, racism & militarism’ in speech one year before...
“Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism and militarism.”
9 minutes, 29 seconds: Derek Chauvin trial opens with full video...
The death of Floyd, who was a 46-year-old Black man and father originally from Houston, Texas, sparked international protests calling for racial justice.
Understanding the fossil fuel industry’s legacy of white supremacy
“We are trapped in history.”
The bigot party
This transformation in one of America’s two eminent political parties has shocking implications, not just for the future of American democracy but for the future of democracy everywhere.
Jackson mayor demands help After month-long water crisis amid pandemic, racism,...
The crisis in Jackson, which is 82 percent Black, highlights how climate catastrophe threatens much of the nation’s aging infrastructure.
Prison guard pleads guilty to beating handcuffed inmate to death
The prison guard faces possible life sentences for the two civil rights charges and another 20 years for the misleading information charge.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.