Addressing White Privilege Is Only a Small Step in Combating Systemic Racism

Emma Niles / Truthdig Aug 17, 2016 Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Tim Kaine, have repeatedly addressed covert racism and racial injustice, but the United States needs more than rhetoric to solve the problem. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Jeremy Corbyn Launches Bold, Progressive Plan to Transform U.K.

By Jon Queally / Common Dreams Aug 8, 2016 "Our country wasn’t run by Brussels, it’s run by boardrooms across the world," the Labour Party leader said as he called for pro-worker public investments, peace abroad and a clean-energy transition. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Think You Can Flout the Law In North Carolina?

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Government Overreach

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Wash Hands

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Sexual Straightening in North Carolina

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16-Year-Old Transgender Student Removed From Ted Cruz Rally

Emma Niles / Truthdig Apr 26, 2016 James Van Kuilenburg’s experience at the Texas senator's rally reflects a nationwide crisis of transphobia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Americans Hate: 8-fold Increase in Islamophobic Crime Since 2000

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 12, 2016 Ever since Congress passed the Hate Crime Statistics Act in 1990, the FBI has been issuing annual reports on crimes of bias or hate crimes. We can see in these statistics some of the reasons why the GOP candidates are running on anti-Muslim hatred. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Southern Bathrooms

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VIDEO: Tim Wise Explains How Racism Has Been Used to Divide and Conquer Working People in America

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2016 The anti-racism activist and writer breaks down the history of the United States and white racism in under five minutes at a teachers conference in San Francisco. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The FBI Has a New Plan to Spy on High School Students Across the Country

By Sarah Lazare / AlterNet Mar 4, 2016 Under the federal agency's new guidelines instructing high schools to report students who criticize government policies and "Western corruption," Muslim students are likely to be disproportionately targeted, but virtually any young person could be deemed dangerous and worthy of surveillance. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.N. Experts Catalog a Seemingly Endless List of Racial Discrimination in the U.S.

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jan 30, 2016 Past injustices and crimes against African-Americans in the United States need to be addressed with reparatory justice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )