Politics
People of color face mass homelessness as eviction moratoriums end
July 22, 2020Black and brown Americans—the very people who are more likely to succumb to coronavirus or lose their jobs because of it—are disproportionately on the brink of also losing the four walls that public health officials have...
Read moreBlack Women’s Lives Matter
July 21, 2020When Black women are killed, the ensuing protests—if they even occur—are tiny compared to when Black men are killed.
Read moreWith secret police, Trump’s practicing fascism in the streets of our cities
July 20, 2020The appearance of secret police on our streets is just one more in a long line of moves in a fascist direction.
Read moreWe cannot have the police viewing the people as the enemy
July 17, 2020Systemic racism will not end because some city leaders participate in painting “Black Lives Matter.” Those are valuable gestures, but deeper social changes are necessary.
Read moreSupreme Court’s earthshaking decision: Eastern Oklahoma is still Indian Country
July 13, 2020The ruling will have effects far beyond the criminal justice system, with possible legal implications for taxation, business and property law, and more.
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