Grassroots organizers and civil rights groups banded together to stop Texas officials from denying the franchise to voters of color.
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A Trumpified Census Won’t Limit Its Undercount to Undocumented Latinos
The citizenship question will lead to undercounting millions of Latino, Asian, and immigrant households, many with legal status—and nowhere more so than in California.
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The Divider-in-Chief
Trump and his enablers would rather opponents focus on the ethnic, racial, and gender differences he uses to divide and conquer. Don’t fall for it.
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If We Thought Anti-Semitism Would Fade Away, We Were Wrong
The myth of the controlling Jew is so deeply part of Western history that demagogues of any political camp can exploit it.
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Resisting Trump’s Politicization of the Census
Trump’s intention is to undercount noncitizens, and Supreme Court conservatives appear on board.
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Reparations, Really?
Some of the 2020 Democratic candidates don’t have their priorities straight.
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Vape and Switch: How Martha Coakley Joined Up with Juul
The former Massachusetts attorney general’s new employer is an example of how former law enforcement officials are highly sought after by corporate America.
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Human Rights Watch Details Ongoing U.S. Criminal Justice Abuses
Despite recent progress toward criminal justice reform, the United States continues to pursue policies that encourage mass incarceration and fail to rehabilitate offenders, according to a Human Rights Watch report presented to the United Nations Human Rights Committee earlier this year. The international watchdog organization also detailed a spectrum of overreach and misconduct in the […]
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Want to End Inequality in America? Stop Pushing Marriage.
Prioritizing matrimony as the solution to inequality and poverty has failed to make a dent in the myriad of challenges facing families.
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Will Immigrants Find Themselves in the Driver’s Seat?
Trump’s ICE crackdown is increasing support for access to driver’s licenses.
