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Harris targets Trump the predator, denounces structural racism
August 20, 2020Harris, the first Black woman VP nominee and first South Asian descendant on a major party ticket, combined personal history and praise of the women whose shoulders she stands on—suffrage crusaders and her immigrant mother—with her...
Read moreTrump’s Postmaster General claims he will halt attacks on vote by mail
August 19, 2020Dem leaders are skeptical and demand he reverse the damage already done.
Read moreBrookland Manor, D.C.’s largest affordable housing community, is under attack
August 18, 2020MidCity Financial, the corporate real-estate firm that is the developer and owner of the property where Brookland Manor is located, has been pushing a redevelopment plan—and pushing residents out—since 2014.
Read moreFacial recognition technology riddled with racial bias; cities are fighting back
August 17, 2020Even before COVID-19 and the international protests against George Floyd’s murder, facial recognition technology was already in hot water over concerns related to race.
Read morePlatform fight precedes Democratic convention
August 17, 2020While Trump runs scared, Democratic progressives battle resistance from party leaders to inclusion of Medicare-for-All in the platform.
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