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Not only the United States, but the world, has experienced protests based on yet another unjustified killing of an unarmed black person. Citizens from France, England, New Zealand, Canada, Germany,…
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States Should Embrace Vote by Mail and Early Voting To Protect Higher-Risk Populations From Coronavirus
June 2, 2020 – 10 Sivan 5780The COVID-19 pandemic poses a substantial threat to U.S. elections, as described in previous reports by the Center for American Progress. Unless officials make significant changes to state election systems before November, Americans who…
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George Floyd’s death demonstrates the policy violence that devalues Black lives
June 2, 2020 – 10 Sivan 5780This Memorial Day, four Minneapolis police officers fatally injured George Floyd, a Black man, while under their custody. Within hours of the incident, a video surfaced of one officer pressing…
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‘They want us to be slaves’ – Ethiopian rabbis in Israel win landmark discrimination case
May 22, 2020 – 28 Iyyar 5780Israel’s National Labor Court has ruled that 16 Israeli rabbis, originally from Ethiopia, are owed compensation based on discrimination in the allocation of resources by state and local religious councils. The 12-year legal…
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Stay up to date on the Coronavirus with trusted information from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Impact of the mica supply chain on children’s rights from the Malagasy mines to the international product line Countless products from paints to cosmetics and from cars to laptops contain…
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As the pace of technological change increases, there’s never been a greater need to focus on what it takes to build a digital economy that works for everyone, everywhere. The…
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After centuries of technological progress and advances in international cooperation, the world is more connected than ever. But how much has the rise of trade and the modern global economy…
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The U.S. economy was built on the exploitation and occupational segregation of people of color. While many government policies and institutional practices helped create this system, the legacies of slavery,…