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August 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
The golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable brands in the world. But today, we're focusing on a much lesser known side of...
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race ProblemAugust 26, 2020
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race Problem
A Not So Happy Meal: McDonald's Can't Fix America's Race ProblemThe golden arches. The happy meal. These are phrases that immediately mean something to most Americans. In fact, with more than 36,000 restaurants in 100 countries, McDonald's may well be one of the most recognizable...
August 20, 2020
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them
Sports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis great Billie Jean King fought for equal pay for women. And, Olympic runner Caster Semana...
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence ThemAugust 20, 2020
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence Them
College Athletes and the Systems that Silence ThemSports have long been an arena where civil rights and civil liberties questions have taken center stage: Track and field star Tommie Smith raised his fist for racial justice on the 1968 Olympic podium. Tennis...
August 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
We’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating moment in an effort to win political power. But the ordained heroes of women’s suffrage...
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for SuffrageAugust 13, 2020
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for Suffrage
The Black Women Behind the Ongoing Fight for SuffrageWe’re coming up on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which was ratified on August 18th, 1920 and then certified eight days later. The 19th Amendment inked women’s suffrage into American history, a culminating...
August 6, 2020
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
In the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking journalists, legal observers, and medics with tear gas. The federal government just agreed to withdraw...
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal TroopsAugust 6, 2020
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal Troops
The Constitutional Crisis Wrought by Trump's Federal TroopsIn the last month, we’ve seen the Trump administration deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Oregon. Those agents have been documented using sharpshooters to maim protesters, sweeping people away in unmarked cars, and attacking...
July 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
July 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for disabled people, and helps weed out basic discrimination. When President George HW Bush signed the...
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights MovementJuly 30, 2020
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights Movement
"Crip Camp" Directors on the Overlooked Disability Rights MovementJuly 26th marked the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The ADA is a federal law that requires businesses, employers, public facilities, schools, and transportation agencies to make accommodations for...
July 22, 2020
Should We Abolish The Police?
Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard in cities across the country. As the concept of slashing police budgets and reinvesting those...
Should We Abolish The Police?Since the protests decrying the murder of George Floyd began in May, the institution of American policing has taken center stage. Activists are calling for change, and the phrase "defund the police" can be heard...
July 15, 2020
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 certain few who have authored and then profited from the foods we eat and the stories we share. But the tide is turning. And our...
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and AuthorshipJuly 15, 2020
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and Authorship
Padma Lakshmi on Immigration, Food, and AuthorshipRecently, 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 certain few who have authored and then profited from the...
July 10, 2020
The Supreme Court Term No One Expected
The Supreme Court term just came to a dramatic close. We saw wins for LGBTQ plus rights, DACA recipients, abortion rights, Native American tribal authority and a vindication that executive privilege is not absolute. But it wasn't all good news. The court issued a blistering rebuke on the rights of...
The Supreme Court Term No One ExpectedThe Supreme Court term just came to a dramatic close. We saw wins for LGBTQ plus rights, DACA recipients, abortion rights, Native American tribal authority and a vindication that executive privilege is not absolute. But...
July 8, 2020
How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist Agenda
The calls of activists have forced a national reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy in our country. That reckoning has led us to an examination of systems that exert control over Black lives, from policing to reproductive health care. There is a long history of the ways that reproductive...
How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist AgendaJuly 8, 2020
How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist Agenda
How Reproductive Justice Is Part of an Anti-Racist AgendaThe calls of activists have forced a national reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy in our country. That reckoning has led us to an examination of systems that exert control over Black lives, from...
July 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
In the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting MovementJuly 2, 2020
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting Movement
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Building a Lasting MovementIn the last month, protests have erupted across the country calling for justice for Black lives, a wholesale restructuring of policing, and a greater racial reckoning across all facets of American society.