Tag: racism

The charges against members of the Rise Above Movement come weeks after four other members or associates of the group were indicted on riot charges in Virginia.

“These three police officers from Biscayne Park disgraced themselves and damaged the public’s trust in law enforcement."

What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements – and the order they seek to replace.

"Today, Chicago has taken one small step in bringing justice to Laquan McDonald's family and our communities.”

The new Islamophobia looks like the Old McCarthyism.

We look at the criminalization of black and brown students that has led to what is known as the school-to-prison pipeline.

But if the FEMA response to recent disasters is any indication, storm victims could face barriers in securing federal aid – especially if they're not white.

Donald Trump’s lack of curiosity or basic knowledge of the world becomes most dangerous, exacerbating tensions in faraway places that he simply doesn’t understand and views through a prism created by right wing hacks (and his own long held racist views).

The Obama Justice Department thought Ville Platte, Louisiana – where officers jail witnesses to crimes – could become a model of how to erase policing abuses that plague small towns across the nation. Jeff Sessions decided not to bother.

"Mollie's death is not political propaganda to bring up your 'build the wall' bullshit."