Issue: 929
Oct 27, 2022
Commentary
Calling Out Global Anti-Blackness
Editorial Board
It’s too much for some to discuss in “polite society” but not too much to practice.
In Los Angeles, City Council President Nury Martinez resigned both her Council Presidency and later her seat after someone leaked vile racist sentiments that she shared…
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Color of Law
Photos Bolster Claims of Mumia’s Innocence and Unfair Trial
Executive Editor
This case has been one of the most contentious, most widely observed and most thoroughly critiqued cases of our times, as it has put a spotlight on the contagion of police brutality, racism and corruption in the criminal justice system, and the capricious application of the death penalty.
Note: There is a hearing this week in Pennsylvania to decide whether Mumia will receive a new trial. (This commentary was originally published in Black Commentator…
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Guest Commentary
Your Brain on Elections
Guest Commentator
as we are deluged with election-season news, our political identities not only are triggered but also affect our behaviors even beyond politics.
"I’m afraid what Thanksgiving will be like, no matter how the election turns out,” a friend commented. She’s not wrong to be worried. Elections bring up…
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Guest Commentary
How Refugees Are Misunderstood
Guest Commentator
Refugees go through more scrutiny, contribute substantially to the U.S. economy and are more committed than any other immigrants to make America their home.
Refugees and immigrants are one of the reasons that the U.S. is the only western country to count among the top 10 populous countries in the…
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