Race
Race
Courts & Law
Unequal Justice: Clarence Thomas Isn’t Going Anywhere
Apr 18, 2023 The Justice has vowed to stay on the court until 2034—and despite egregious ethical violations, he’ll likely make it.
Technology
Why AI Needs To Be Calibrated for Bias
Apr 18, 2023 An interview with data journalist Meredith Broussard Why AI Needs to Be Calibrated for Bias.
TD Original
The Farce of Microsoft’s Anti-Racism and the Capture of Academia
Apr 17, 2023 In recent years, most large tech corporations have begun pushing anti-racism public relations and touting their donations to Black causes. There is no company more steeped or skilled in this practice than the elder of the group, Microsoft. By deploying fleets of flacks, messaging professionals and hired intellectuals, the company has managed to maintain a pristine image as a “moral leader” of Big Tech, while avoiding and deflecting attention from its deep and sordid history of collaboration with police, prisons, intelligence agencies and militaries.
TD Original
Faith Leaders Hold Gun Reform Rally at Tennessee Capitol
Apr 17, 2023 North Carolina’s William J. Barber led hundreds in demanding action.
Activism
Inside Tigerswan’s Counterinsurgency Playbook
Apr 17, 2023 After infiltrating Standing Rock, TigerSwan pitched its ‘counterinsurgency’ playbook to other oil companies.
Asia Pacific
Escalating Military Violence in Myanmar
Apr 17, 2023 Military violence in Myanmar worsens amid fierce resistance and international ambivalence.
Race
Am I a Man?
Apr 16, 2023 The transcript of a fiery 1868 speech by Rev. Henry McNeal Turner, an expelled Black legislator in Georgia.
Health & Wellness
The Medicaid Horror Show
Apr 14, 2023 The impending Medicaid cutoffs are unconscionable, representing a war against the poor.
LGBTQIA+
The Struggles of India’s Trans Community
Apr 10, 2023 Trans individuals in India are viewed as abnormal or deviant, and face physical and emotional violence and abuse, including sexual assault.
Health & Wellness
Federal Judges Issue Conflicting Rulings Over Abortion Pill
Apr 10, 2023 Federal judges issue conflicting rulings in a pill used for medication abortion.
Ear to the Ground