Stories tagged: "Social Justice"

Law and Policy A bipartisan group in the House and Senate delivered a rebuke of Trump's response to summer protests with a defense bill that requires federal officers to identify themselves at demonstrations. Image via Shutterstock
Law and Policy Mysterious Federal Officers Cracked Down on Protesters This Summer. Congress May Finally Be Responding.

Congress' annual defense authorization bill requires federal law enforcement agents to display identification while enacting with citizens, a seeming rebuke of actions at this year's protests.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil December 4, 2020 4:07 pm EST
Social Justice Washington Black Lives Matter activists raise their fists and cheer a colleague who is speaking to the Women's March on Oct. 17, 2020. Image via Shutterstock.
Social Justice 2020 Has Been a Disease- and Chaos-Filled Nightmare. These Organizers Say They’re Still Thankful.

Amid a crushing tide of obstacles, organizers and activists have continued working for a more equitable world. We asked them what they're grateful this year.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil November 25, 2020 10:44 am EST
Elections Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski; Graphic by Denzel Boyd/COURIER)
Elections Milwaukee Cancels Early Voting at Miller Park and Fiserv Forum After Republican Threat

A GOP lawsuit and a conservative state Supreme Court could lead to ballots being challenged, thrown out.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 6, 2020 2:57 pm EDT
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Social Justice Trump Paints Picture of Chaos But Only 7% of Racial Justice Protests Were Violent, Report Finds

The report contradicts the message from the Trump campaign and much of the right-wing media, which has focused endlessly on the small percentage of violent conflicts.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil September 4, 2020 4:26 pm EDT
Coronavirus A scene from a protest in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25 2020. Image via Shutterstock
Coronavirus Research Shows the Mass Protests Did Not Lead to More COVID-19 Infections. This Is Why.

Protest organizers in Philadelphia have championed social distancing, wearing face masks, and more to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lauren Rowello July 7, 2020 12:10 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
Social Justice In this June 15, 2020, file photo, a giant "BLACK LIVES MATTER" sign is painted in orange on Fulton Street, Monday, June 15, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Social Justice Today Is Juneteenth. Here Are 7 Things You Can Do to Fight for Racial Justice.

Five racial justice activists share what steps Americans can take to push for changes in policing and achieve true racial justice.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 19, 2020 12:44 pm EDT
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Law and Policy How Elected Officials From Trump to City Mayors Have Stopped Police Reform

One of the driving forces behind the failure to overhaul policing has been government inaction across every level.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil June 4, 2020 3:44 pm EDT