Part of a national backlash against criminal justice reforms, the move takes away local control and hands it to unelected officials appointed by Republicans. Akela Lacy April 20, 2023 Read the full article here...
A Black running club was blocked from giving high fives to supporters in the cheer zone after police officers formed a blockade in front of them. Kayln Womack April 19, 2023 Read the full...
Today is Tax Day, the deadline for Americans to pay their taxes. One group that won’t be paying much today: the rich, who have stashed $2 trillion in offshore tax havens. Andrew Perez, Matthew...
Nothing could be more revealing of the GOP’s fragility than the targeting of two Black freshman Democrats in the state’s House of Representatives. London Lamar, Svante Myrick April 11, 2023 Read the full article...
Falling life expectancy is no accident—it is a direct result, and failure, of policy. Katrina vanden Heuvel April 11, 2023 Read the full article here The Nation
The climate of hate fomented by former president and current GOP front-runner Donald Trump, whose supporters staged a 2017 rally in Niagara Square, makes owning a AR-15 seem like a prudent precaution. Rod Watson...
“They didn’t expect us to push back because we’re poor and Black.” Nina Lakhani April 6, 2023 Read the full article here Mother Jones
For Dean, the separation of which he was aware from the time when he could walk, was simply this: He pushed down the core of who he was. “It wasn’t cool to be an...
History never forgets a champion. When you win one of sport’s biggest titles, you become immortal…And yet for decades, two former champions with a combined nine wins lay buried in unmarked graves. Jack Bantock...
Trump opened up the world of sports to the hard right. Dave Zirin March 1, 2023 Read the full article here Edge of Sports