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New social media checks for visa applicants show the dangerous transformation of surveillance in the US

There’s no such thing as a “progressive prosecutor” in a system designed to criminalize Blackness

Van Jones, language and the psuedo memory of national identity

Police-Free schools are necessary, as is abolishing the white supremacist state they are rooted in

Big Pharma and the prison industry are colluding to overmedicate incarcerated populations

Unelectable: Protecting the Public w/ Jeanette Taylor & Stacy Davis Gates Event

Yup. Non-profit culture and performative activism perpetuate ableism and anti-Blackness

The business of prisons and the laws that make sure they exist

Increases in police funding will not make Black people safe, it is time city leaders listened

How the myth that all Black parents give kids “the talk” about police is used to silence resistance

Mass shooters prove white supremacy doesn’t have a political party

5 tips for engaging non-voters this election

Don’t get too excited about tech advances. Many are designed to leave Black people behind

Why racial disparities in U.S. maternal health are so terrible, and what you can do about it

2020 candidates are finally talking about reparations. It’s time to deepen the debate

Why the plan to replace Rikers, or reform any prison, is doomed to perpetuate the problem

How targeting Ilhan Omar instead of white supremacy furthered both anti-Semitism & Islamophobia

Judge ignores 20 year sentencing guideline, gives former Trump chairman Manafort 4 years

Ilhan Omar is again being accused of anti-Semitism & her own party wants to discipline her

U.S. closes Jerusalem Consulate, de facto Palestinian embassy, in another sign of worsening relations

Maryland Democratic lawmaker Mary Lisanti censured for calling a district the “n****r district”

Sweeping gun control bill passes House, but threatens undocumented migrants

Muslim detainee only given pork in violation of religious beliefs at Border Patrol detention facility

Former Trump staffer Alva Johnson sues Trump for sexual harassment, pay discrimination

Instead of dismantling male-only military draft, judge rules women should be included

Sudanese president declares state of emergency amid widespread protests

Arizona wants to create a DNA database for care facilities and charge people for it, that’s a problem

Black queer people were never #allJussieSmollett

Ahead of election, Israeli PM Netanyahu reaches out to racist, violent extremist groups

Supreme Court hinders state and local governments’ ability to seize property

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