Beyond Racial Liberalism
Democracy Journal
Victory requires the long view: the values and ideas that must animate our new fight for racial justice.
Justice Department Finds Pattern of Discriminatory Policing in Minneapolis
Star Tribune
The Minneapolis Police Department routinely engaged in a pattern of racist and abusive behavior, according to a Justice Department investigation. The city will now begin negotiating a court-enforceable consent decree.
‘I’ve Never Regretted Doing It’: Daniel Ellsberg (1931–2023)
Guardian
Fifty years after exposing US lies about the Vietnam war, Daniel Ellsberg said the culture of official secrecy had gotten worse. He urged whistleblowers: ‘Don’t wait years till the bombs are falling and people have been dying’
Why Disney World Is in Florida
Disney World really is a kingdom.
School Board President Destroys Homophobic Protestors
School Board President Jackie Goldberg showcases The Great Big Book of Families and gives a heartfelt speech about showing respect to lgbtq+ individuals.
Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty in the Supreme Court
Cherokee journalist Rebecca Nagle talks about a major victory at the Supreme Court in a case that could have gutted Native American sovereignty.
"We Built This" - Black-ish Season 4 Premiere
A reminder, on Juneteenth, of the role that Black labor has played in building the country.
DeSantis and Trump Among the Disciples
The jaw-dropping claims of some very un-Christian politicians.
Friday Nite Videos | June 16, 2023
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DeSantis and Trump Among the Disciples. "We Built This" - Black-ish Season 4 Premiere. Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty in the Supreme Court. School Board President Destroys Homophobic Protestors. Why Disney World Is in Florida.
The 2023 Oakland Teachers Strike: An Assessment
Stansbury Forum
Statewide education funding is the barrier to the kind of schools we want, ones with small class sizes and more support and resources for students. We won’t achieve this kind of transformational change without an intervention at the state level.
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