Trump Could Lose the Election and Still Destroy America
It doesn’t matter if you want to call it a hate rally or a Nazi rally or an authoritarian Lollapalooza. Doesn’t matter if you want to call the speakers unhinged or ill-mannered or fascistic....
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Weapons of Mass Distraction – The GOP exploits Black Republicans to cover for its own racism.
here was a time when Black Republicans like Frederick Douglass championed the cause of racial justice. They were the “progressives” of their day. None were perfect, but most had a sense of integrity. For...
First-of-its-kind study on structural racism to be led by Michigan State, Rutgers
Researchers from Michigan State University and Rutgers University say they will lead the first nationally funded study on the effects of structural racism on housing, aging and health. The research – funded by an...
How Trump’s Impact On Labor Rights Could Be ‘Potentially Catastrophic’
In a second presidency, Donald Trump could try to debilitate the National Labor Relations Board, if judges he appointed in his first term don’t do it on their own. Brian Petruska can’t help but...
Trump’s Big Lie Attorneys Are Back
Across battleground states, attorneys who helped former President Donald Trump undermine confidence in the 2020 election results are back at it, filing lawsuits that seed doubt in advance about this year’s outcome. Some of...
Behind the Curtain — Election scenario 2: Harris sweep
If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the election and Democrats flip the House and keep the Senate, the U.S. would witness a powerful resurgence of progressive policymaking across virtually every sector. Why it matters:...
Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash.
David R. Williams and Rachel Hardeman are population health researchers at different universities with one thing in common: Both have been added to a right-wing “watch list” for teaching about and researching the ways...
Green spaces, walking paths, little traffic: 7 features of a healthy neighborhood
Each year, a slew of annual surveys are released declaring that select neighborhoods are the healthiest and fittest in the country. The criteria for these varies by publication and brand, but plenty of people...
BAR Book Forum: George Lipsitz’s Book, “The Danger Zone is Everywhere”
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is George Lipsitz . Lipsitz is Research Professor Emeritus of Black Studies and Sociology at the...
How the Supreme Court could reshape the 2024 race — again
From mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania to hurricane accommodations in North Carolina, here are the legal issues to watch. Josh Gerstein October 7, 2024 Read the full article here Politico