What is Donald Trump’s End Game
In a closed-door meeting with top U.S. military leaders, Donald Trump reportedly urged them to prepare for a “war from within.” This speech was not political theater. It was a call to arms—a declaration...
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For whom shall we grieve and shed a tear?
The assassination of Charlie Kirk needs to be situated within the broader political dynamics of contemporary U.S. society. Kirk was not a lone wolf.. He was a prominent leader within a radical, loosely organized...
More than 1 million migrants have left the US workforce in wake of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Foreign-born workforce participation declined between January and July, leaving some sectors, such as construction, scrambling to fill roles Preliminary data suggests more than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the United States’ labor force between...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division Charles James Kirk, 31, died on Wednesday from a gunshot to the neck at a Utah Valley...
What is the 1798 law that Trump used to deport migrants?
At the core of US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy is his use of a 1798 wartime authority allowing presidents to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy country. While...
Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.
Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well. The Trump administration announced this week that it would be restoring two Confederate monuments in Washington. One, a statue of...
Looming Medicaid cuts could hurt Black children, advocates warn
Advocates are warning the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will disproportionately harm Black women and children who depend on the program, worsening already disparate health outcomes among Black Americans....
Trump’s DC takeover is a move of staggering hypocrisy
The most violent day in the history of Washington DC, leaving aside the War of 1812, was 6 January 2021, and the instigator was Donald J Trump, who this week has endeavored to seize...
Taking just action against Trump
My 2017 book, The Color of Law, showed that “de facto,” accidental, neighborhood segregation is a myth; in truth, government purposely enforced it, creating racial inequality in wealth, education, employment, health, and criminal justice. Readers asked,...
This Is the Moment Democrats Have Been Talking About for Years
After months of hand-wringing and finger-pointing, Democrats are still learning how to navigate a political landscape dominated by Donald Trump’s Republican Party. With Democrats locked out of power in Washington, the burden has shifted...