Conservative justices’ excuses for eviscerating the Voting Rights Act embody an indefensible indifference to the rights of Black voters
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racism
The Mental Devastation of Racism: Beyond Public Accommodation
Some of the psychological conditions in the Black community can be attributed to present-day racism, as well as to the trauma of slavery
Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s
The President with the “Right Genes” – and MS Now pulled the covers off Jeffrey Epstein’s noxious racism.
“The Horror! The Horror:” Trump and the White Man’s Burden Redux
The underpinnings of Trump’s reasoning can (or at least should) be described as Nazi in style
Dr. King would be Standing beside All Who are now Standing up for Our Democracy
A member of the Freedom Movement reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in our perilous times
“I Have a Nightmare:” How Trump Is Spitting on the Grave of Martin Luther King Jr.
( Tomdispatch.com ) – On January 20th, Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office with — at least in his mind — an aura of invincibility. A fully compliant Congress was controlled by Republicans who were, in turn, controlled by him. Conservative justices, three of whom he had appointed, dominated the Supreme Court. The defeated […]
Trumpism holds all Men are Created Unequal and most should be Denied Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of Independence has been made a dead letter by the Trump regime as we celebrate the 249th anniversary of the United States of America. These immortal words penned by an Enlightenment gentleman, Thomas Jefferson, still ring out powerfully today: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all […]
Who’s the most American? Psychological Studies show a Bias toward White English-Speakers
By Katherine Kinzler, University of Chicago (The Conversation) – In the U.S. and elsewhere, nationality tends to be defined by a set of legal parameters. This may involve birthplace, parental citizenship or procedures for naturalization. Yet in many Americans’ minds these objective notions of citizenship are a little fuzzy, as social and developmental psychologists like […]
The Assault on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The US v. Canada
“These first few months [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for students with loan debt, revoking of visas for international students and more”…. In recent months… [elimination of] programs meant to train scholars and diversify the sciences as part of an effort to […]
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