By following Antonin Scalia’s textualist criteria, Neil Gorsuch ruled that gay and transgender employees can’t be discriminated against.
Civil Rights in America
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When Americans Don’t Riot, Politicians Feel Unrestrained
The backlash against the civil rights movement succeeded because riots dissipated.
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How Ongoing Resistance Is Fueling the End of Policing
Author and professor Alex Vitale talks about police abolition, minimizing harm, and imagining a radically different society.
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Democrats Have a Blue Lives Matter Problem
Why did House Dems back a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ pro-police bill sponsored by leading VP candidate Val Demings in 2018?
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The Virus of Frank Rizzo
Tossing the statue of Philadelphia’s former mayor and police chief into a warehouse won’t change the police culture in the country’s sixth-largest city.
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The NYC Curfew Is a Disgrace the NYPD Is Happy to Exploit
There is no curfew in the city, just a blanket justification for cops to act however they want when the sun goes down.
