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Peaceful Anti-Hate Rallies Nationwide Peaceful protests denounce racism nationwide. NYT: "Tens of thousands of demonstrators, emboldened and unnerved by the eruption of fatal violence in Virginia last weekend, surged into the nation’s streets and parks on Saturday to...
Charlottesville Leaders Call for Racial Equity
The widespread outrage sparked by white supremacist violence in Charlottesville may prompt dialogue and action nationwide to promote racial equity, according to leaders from the Virginia city.
After Bannon, Do Hawks Rule the Roost?
For all the harm Steve Bannon has done, he was right to point out that there’s no military solution to North Korea. After Bannon, one has to wonder who will dare suggest anything other than military solutions to Trump.
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Dems Call for Impeachment, Censure of Trump Dems launch full assault on Trump over Charlottesville. The Hill: "Democrats are throwing the kitchen sink at President Trump to protest his ongoing equivocation about a white nationalist rally and put increasing pressure on...
What To Make Of The Democrats' Growing Divide On Education
As Donald Trump unites Democrats on civil rights, healthcare, and immigration, his views on education policy are dividing the party. Democrats in denial of this are only going to make the party’s already marginalized status worse.
As Trump Hits a New Low, Here's How We Go High
Donald Trump has unapologetically poured fuel on the fires of racial hate. What this moment calls for is a resistance that is as morally principled and politically strategic as it is fierce.
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Mayors Move to Defend Cities From Alt-Right Mayors taking swift action to avoid becoming the next Charlottesville. WaPo: "City officials across the country are nervously trying to figure out how to avoid becoming the next Charlottesville as alt-right leaders and white...
Busting Myths About the Confederacy
As white supremacists and neo-Nazis try to infest our communities with hate, it is important to contest their revisionist history. We should take down their symbols, but also examine the untruths taught in our schools about the Civil War.
No More Trickle-Down Trade Deals
A renegotiated NAFTA that subordinates the needs of workers will meet the fate of the now-dead Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal. The humans in the United States, Canada and Mexico won’t be tricked or trickled down on again.
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Trump Insists on Equivalency for White Supremacists Trump offers cover to white hate groups in unscripted press conference. CNN: "The President's careening news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower on Tuesday left him deep in a race controversy of his own making,...
