The coronavirus didn't break America. It revealed what was already broken. Trump acquired a federal government crippled by years of right-wing ideological assault and steady defunding. He set about finishing the job, destroying the civil service.
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates told lawmakers at a House committee hearing that the debate over reparations is “a dilemma of inheritance.” Coates called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for saying a day earlier that reparations were not “a good idea” because no one who is currently living is responsible. Coates told lawmakers that many of the inequalities created by slavery persist today, including in the form of economic and health disparities.
The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were magnified by inequalities of race, income, and access to U.S. political power.
If Democrats really want to develop an economic message that is supposed to help all people, especially the most vulnerable in America, they need to start with the stark inequalities that are right in front of their noses.
How the sleep gap reflects inequality and contributes to it.
A living interactive publication grapples with the dimensions, roots and consequences of inequality in the United States
Oprah lit. it. up. at The Golden Globe awards in her acceptance speech. Once Winfrey took the stage, she delivered an inspirational, uplifting speech which discussed race and gender and the fight for equality. "For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men," Winfrey said, bringing the audience to its feet. "But their time is up. Their time is up."
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