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Why Racial Economic Disparity Keeps Growing in the U.S.
The racial wealth divide has only grown more severe since the 1980s. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images) As cities across the country…
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Sexism emerges early in the 2020 presidential race as reporters ask if Gillibrand is ‘likable’
Who cares if Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is likable? We should care about her policy positions. It’s been only 24 hours…
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Biology Lab Strips James Watson of All Honorary Titles After ‘Reprehensible’ Race Remarks
James Watson in a 2015 file photo.Photo: Ivan Sekretarev (AP) The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has stripped James Watson,…
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R. Kelly and the Complexities of Race in the #MeToo Era
Thirty-eight years ago, sometime around my eleventh birthday, I came home to a scene that has remained indelible in my…
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Daily Kos hails Democrat Jennifer Boysko’s win in key Virginia Senate race
Daily Kos is thrilled to announce that Del. Jennifer Boysko has won Virginia State Senate District 33 in the first special…
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Despite tainted election, Georgia governor’s race highlights Democratic trend in Atlanta suburbs
This piece originally ran Dec. 4 Daily Kos Elections’ project to calculate the results of the 2018 Senate and gubernatorial…
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Our Best Social Justice Stories of 2018
(Illustration: Parker Nguyen) In 2018, we reported on social justice in all its forms—from issues facing indigenous people in Brazil…
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Diversity, Division, and Demagoguery: A Year in Review
In today’s look back at the year’s best Atlantic politics stories, we’re sharing a deep dive on President Donald Trump’s…
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Arizona Republican who lost 2018 Senate race gets appointed to state’s other seat
Martha McSally On Tuesday, Gov. Doug Ducey announced that he was appointing Rep. Martha McSally, who narrowly lost the 2018…
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Politics
The Green Rush Is Too White
The Hood Incubator wants to reverse the effects of the war on drugs by helping black and Hispanic businesspeople enter…
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