Why racism was declared a public health crisis, by Andrew Hazzard
COVID-19 “really highlights the intersection of social determinants and historical health issues that make people more vulnerable,” Allen said.
GOD GIVEN LAND: Israel and the Americas, by Susu Jeffrey
"It is Difficult to Argue with God"
Voter Roll Purge Errors: The ACLU of Georgia released a report by the Palast Investigative Fund
"Unsurprisingly, the state’s removals will likely affect the most vulnerable: young voters, voters of lower income, and citizens of racial groups that have been denied their sacred right to vote in the past."
FREE THEM ALL! A Story by Roger Cuthbertson
"FREE THEM ALL! (Yes, free all of the people locked up in jails and prisons in the U.S.)"
Chris Hedges: America’s Social Hell
"Kabir is one of America’s tens of millions of second-class citizens, most of whom are poor people of color, who have been stripped of basic civil and human rights and are subject to legalized discrimination for life. "
A View from the Ground: Twin Cities Activism, Before and After
"Mobolaji Olambiwonnu is correct when he says that most white people do not understand what it is like to be black in America. We do not have to live it. Intellectually we might understand. Emotionally it is still not exactly real to us."
10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War
"Just as the U.S. was created by taking over the lands of Indigenous peoples by force, so America as an empire uses war to expand access to markets and resources"
Dan Siegel: What Defunding the Police Can Look Like
"Our goal is a radical change in the allocation and exercise of power — communities empowered to take responsibility for their own safety and for the future of their youth."
Before George Floyd—Dred Scott in Minnesota
"In 1857, on March 6th, Dred Scott was found to be "not a person." This finding by the Supreme Court of the United States was ridiculed inside the country and abroad."
Chris Hedges: My Student Comes Home
“I feel a mixture of excitement and trepidation,” he said. “It feels so strange right now to be walking outside without handcuffs and shackles.”
A Pandemic, the Geopolitical Struggle for Power, and the Urgency of Common Security
"The pandemic teaches that we are a single interdependent species, and that militarism and xenophobic policies threaten our security and survival."
Henry Giroux: The system has to be stopped: On state terror and collective rebellion.
"The fires burning in our cities are unfortunate, but the real fires go unnoticed. These are the fires burning the spirits of those who suffer daily traumas, fears, police violence, and policy driven hardships are what need to be noticed, addressed, and rouse mass anger. No one talks about the roots of these problems..."