McDonald’s is Hiding Policies That Perpetuate Systemic Racism Behind Woke-Washing

McDonald’s released a slew of Black Lives Matter support posts and digital ads on social media, but the company doesn’t have the policies in place to back up the claim they support their Black workers.

McDonalds logo besides the company flag and the American flag on a flagpole outside of the restaurant chain.

A Constitutional Crisis in Portland

The ACLU is taking the Trump administration to court to block the unconstitutional actions of federal agents in Portland, Oregon.

Federal officers open fire on demonstrators with 'less-lethal' weapons, as demonstrators protest against police brutality.

Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship

Recently, we’ve seen a reckoning in the culinary world around the whitewashing and co-opting of ethnic food. The industry has long been controlled by a limited number of people — many of them white — who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our guest for this episode, Padma Lakshmi, is part of that movement.

Padma Lakshmi.

While Trump Protects His Cronies, Governors can Use That Same Power to Protect the Most Vulnerable

While we decry President Trump’s flagrant exploitation of his clemency powers, we should demand that governors use those same powers to right the wrongs of our broken criminal legal system.

Roger Stone leaving federal court with raised arms wide and flashing two V-shaped hand signs.

Students, Colleges, and Universities Win Against the Trump Administration’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Attack

When we all fight back against the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies, we can win.

Students walking on a college campus.

During a Global Pandemic and Period of Nationwide Protests for Racial Justice, Does the Biden-Sanders Platform Meet the Moment?

We'll keep fighting for the rights for all.

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After Years of Advocacy, the House of Representatives Finally Cuts Funding to Trump’s Deportation Force

Congress' FY21 Department of Homeland Security funding bill significantly reduces ICE detention, takes meaningful steps to hold ICE and CBP accountable for their wasteful spending, and rescinds money for Trump’s border wall.

Federal agents move in to re-open the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Portland, Oregon.

The Spread of the Covid Virus in Prisons is Taking its Toll on All of Us

COVID-19 virus in prisons is taking its toll on incarcerated individuals, their families, and our communities.

By Kim Lawrance

Kim Lawrance

Dallas Police Killed My Unarmed Son. Their Brutality is a Global Problem.

My only son was murdered by a Dallas police officer. It's time we demand an end to the routine killing of Black people by the police in America.

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