racism
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Trump, Senate ally vow Confederate base names won’t change
The House and Senate versions of a bill that would rename them were approved by veto-proof margins this week.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Oregon and D.C.
The Justice Department inspector general will look at whether the agents followed department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from policing protests
Chicago activist groups argue in a lawsuit filed Thursday that that the surge of federal agents will inhibit residents' ability to hold demonstrations.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
The Pentagon, states, cities and NASCAR also have taken steps to ban, remove or replace symbols of the Confederacy.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
Liberal, progressive – and racist? The Sierra Club faces its white-supremacist history.
John Muir, who fought to preserve Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Forest, used racist pejoratives to refer to Black Americans.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
Calls grow for federal officers to shed military-style uniforms
The public has at turns mistaken police for soldiers since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in late May triggered demonstrations and civil unrest.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2020
‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows against federal agents deployed to cities
The use of federal agents against the will of local officials also has set up the potential for a constitutional crisis.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Federal presence in Oregon gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has given new momentum and a renewed, laser-sharp focus to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert remember Rep. John Lewis, including his fun side
Lewis died Friday at age 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Trump’s heavy-handed show of federal force sparking alarm in cities
The president is continuing to assert federal power and use the Department of Homeland Security in unprecedented ways.
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