The recent wave of police violence isn’t anything new. It’s just been caught on video.Â
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Black Lives Matter Convenes in Cleveland for First National Meeting
Today, hundreds of organizers, activists, and people involved in the Black Lives Matter movement arrived in Cleveland for the first national Movement for Black Lives convening. The timing is striking: two weeks after Sandra Bland was stopped by an authority-abusing Texas state trooper and was later found dead in her jail cell, and one week […]
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Jobs Are Great, but They Won’t End Structural Racism
Bernie Sanders touts policies that most progressives can get behind. His emphasis on good jobs for all is indisputably important and affects all Americans: white, black, Latino, Asian, and beyond. But when black people say Bernie Sanders has a blind spot on racial issues, we don’t mean that his economic policies aren’t important or don’t […]
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Why Don’t Settlements Over Brutality Come Out of Police Budgets?
New York City’s recent $5.9 million settlement with the family of Eric Garner leaves the NYPD’s budget unscathed.Â
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The Progressive Victory You Haven’t Heard Of: NYC’s Ban on Employment Credit Checks
The new law prohibits the discriminatory screening process, which disproportionately affects the poor and communities of color.
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The Supreme Court’s Challenge to Housing Segregation
For decades, the Fair Housing Act’s potential was squandered. A recent Court decision may finally change that.Â
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Say Her Name: Billie Holiday and the Erasure of Black Women’s Experience
It’s been 100 years since the birth of the American musical genius, yet for girls born today into communities like hers, little has changed.
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It’s Too Early to ‘Heal’ from Charleston
By persuading marginalized communities to cope with systemic trauma, calls for healing prevent real social change.
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A Good Week for America
On a number of fronts, real progressive change is on the horizon.Â
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Which Woman Should Adorn the $10 Bill?
A shortlist of agitators, activists, and other influential top contenders. Â
