And the proud display of emblems of hate during the attack on the Capitol shows we haven’t faced up to our ugly story.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: King’s call for economic justice unfulfilled
Racial disparities in income and wealth are as restrictive today as segregation was in the past.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Living King’s dreams or his nightmares
Were Americans as outraged about uncoordinated Capitol security and the contrast with the aggressive presence at gatherings after George Floyd’s murder?
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.
Posted inNation & World, News
Far-right groups plan for protests and assaults before and after Inauguration Day
Some of the groups have complained of a lack of clear direction from President Trump, who has been kicked off social media platforms.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Census Bureau says it will stop trying to provide Trump with tally of undocumented
The announcement came after staffers said they were pressured to produce data regardless of accuracy; a rights groups called for the director to resign.
Posted inNation & World
New York attorney general sues NYPD over use of force at Floyd protests
Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations.
Posted inNation & World
Flint water probe brings charges against ex-governor, others
Prosecutors say it’s not too late to pursue people responsible for one of the worst human-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The riot at the Capitol shouldn’t have been a surprise. We were all warned.
Black people’s concerns about festering racism are often dismissed. Will this ever change?
Posted inNation & World
Proposal would replace statue of Confederate with civil rights leader John Lewis
The push to drop Alexander Stephens, a slave owner and vice president of the Confederacy in favor of Lewis, a Georgia congressman for 33 years, comes amid nationwide soul-searching over celebrations of the Confederacy.