Here’s what America does well in integrating immigrants and what we could do better—unless anti-immigrant passions take over.
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Q&A: Building a Movement for Democracy Reform
A conversation with Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn on voting rights, money in politics, and making sense of 2016.
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Underserved Communities Rely on Uber, but Challenges Remain
Passengers who often face discrimination when trying to hail a taxi can turn to ride-sharing apps. Was that just an accident, or will those companies work to better serve low-income and minority areas?
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Korryn Gaines and the Criminalization of Disabilities
A new study released in July asserts that the criminal justice system discriminates against people with mental disabilities.
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How Asian Americans Became Democrats
The last two decades have seen a major shift in the party preferences of Asian Americans, but they’re still not deeply engaged in civic life.
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Q&A: Diversifying the Fed
National Urban League President Marc Morial recently met with the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to make the case that more diversity in the U.S. banking system would have mitigated the devastation the recession inflicted on communities of color.
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Q&A: After Philando Castile, a Playbook for Organizers
Community organizer Anthony Newby has been on the front lines of protests against police violence in Minnesota, and is working to help other activists across the country follow suit.
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How We Move Beyond Dallas
Calls for healing and reconciliation in the wake of recent racial violence overlook the substantive, concrete steps that experts say would help forestall the next police tragedy.
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Can Community Organizers Build Progressive Power?
Against a backdrop of racial violence and social turmoil, more than 1,500 community organizers gathered in Pittsburgh to map out a grassroots progressive organizing strategy.
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Caught on Camera: Police Racism
A recent wave of police violence against African Americans isn’t anything new. It’s just been caught on video.
