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Bernie Sanders Takes on Unjust Cash Bail System, but Still Doesn't Make Direct Connection to Institutional Racism
In a bold attempt to correct a major flaw in America’s criminal (in)justice system, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would end cash bail at the federal level and incentivize states that follow suit. Named the No Money Bail Act, the bill (pdf) would formally end the use of secured bonds in…
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Chicago Activist Rides Progressive Wave in Mayor's Race
Ja’Mal Green is standing inside the entrance of the 87th Street Metra station, on Chicago’s Southside, with a fist full of business cards, telling passersby that he wants to run the city. “Hello. My name is Ja’Mal Green, and I’m running for mayor,” he says. Sometimes he stops mid-sentence, because some commuters dash past him…
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We’re Fucked
Donald Trump will have a second opportunity to convert the U.S. Supreme Court into a white supremacist bastion for generations to come after Justice Anthony Kennedy retires in July. Kennedy’s retirement will certainly shift the high court ideologically far right, raising concerns that the president’s choice to replace Kennedy will provide legal cover for his…
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Cynthia Nixon’s Campaign Against White Privilege
Cynthia Nixon is sipping green tea while sitting at the counter in her kitchen in her New York City apartment in lower Manhattan. In her living room, large windows overlooking her neighborhood welcome daylight that reaches into the kitchen. Behind her is an off-white pantry covered with drawings by her 7-year-old son, Max. In between…
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Trump and Friends Come for Maxine Waters, a Black Woman Who Doesn’t Give a Damn About Your Calls for Civility
If official U.S. policy demands that the White House not negotiate with terrorists, then U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has unofficially declared that Congress shall not negotiate with white supremacists. Waters defiantly led the way in January 2017 when she and other black members of Congress boycotted President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address,…
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Trump Supporter Tells Black Man He’s Out of His ‘Cotton-Picking Mind’ During Appearance on Fox & Friends
A former deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump told a black Democratic strategist that he was out of his “cotton-picking mind” during a heated panel debate concerning the president’s immigration rhetoric on Fox & Friends. The New York Daily News reports that David Bossie and Joel Payne were discussing former CIA Director Michael Hayden’s tweet…
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Mike Huckabee Tweets Racist Photo Associating Nancy Pelosi With MS-13 Gang
White supremacist, Christian extremist and fFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tweeted a photo suggesting that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) campaign committee to “take back” the House of Representatives is made up of MS-13 gang members. Here is the racist tweet: The tweet was a clear effort to associate Pelosi and other Democrats with…
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Trump Reverses Obama-Era Ocean Policy Because He Is a Sad, Spiteful Man
It is clear that Donald Trump wants the fanfare that former President Barack Obama enjoyed with America and the world, but he knows he will never achieve that same level of popularity. Like, ever. So, in a very sick fashion that makes sense only to Trump, he uses his small hands to sign away all…
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#Restaurants4Sarah: Where in the World Shall Sarah Huckabee Sanders Eat?
Poor, poor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She works for a white supremacist who happens to be president of the United States. Consequently, a dining establishment chose not to host her. She boo-hooed about it on Twitter yesterday: Mind you, this is the same woman who stood her butt at the White House podium in June defending…
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Trial Finally Set for White Man Accused of Shooting at 3 Black Men After Hurricane Katrina
A trial date has finally been set for a 55-year-old white man who was charged with shooting at three black men in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Authorities claim that Roland Bourgeois Jr. shot at three black men, wounding one, after he and others discussed protecting the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans after Hurricane…
