racism
Chinese Exclusion Act 2.0: The new Cold War fuels anti-Asian racism
April 14, 2022While economic recession is a trigger for crime, having a powerful state and corporate propaganda machine scapegoating a visible minority also led to Asians becoming targets.
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Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton proves his race-baiting credentials at Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation
April 11, 2022Trump acolyte and 2024 GOP presidential hopeful compares the nation’s first Black SCOTUS justice to Nazi lawyers.
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Detroit City Council has opportunity to put people before profits
April 8, 2022In its upcoming budget vote, the council can decide to keep pursuing Mayor Mike Duggan’s pro-corporate policies or choose to push the interests of Detroit’s people.
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‘Zoot Suit Riots’: guerras culturales en tiempos de guerra en Los Ángeles
March 25, 2022El caso ha pasado a la historia como un hito en la expresión del miedo racial y la presunción de culpabilidad. La policía y la prensa inflamaron las tensiones raciales enfatizando las diferencias culturales de la...
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‘Zoot Suit Riots’: Culture wars in wartime Los Angeles
March 25, 2022Tovares deftly weaves the context around the resulting social upheaval, helping us understand the moral ambiguities of Los Angeles’ corrupt government, notorious police force, get-rich-quick land development schemes, and the diverse population trying to emerge from...
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