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Kamala Harris is running as the candidate for “rule of law,” but some progresssives see her as a symbol of an unjust system. California Senator Kamala Harris is the most recent high-profile Democrat to officially announce her intention to run

Religion News

Amazon pulls offensive bathmats with Quranic text

Aysha Khan

Jan 2019

Merchandise is scanned to be tracked as it moves through the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Feb. 9, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) (RNS) — After complaints from Muslim advocates, the online retailer Amazon has removed more than 20

Solidarity is key to building a multiracial working class movement. IN POSTELECTION STRATEGY MEETINGS, progressives everywhere are asking: Should we organize around race or class? Inevitably, someone answers, “Of course, we need to do both.” Heads nod. I disagree. The

In These Times

Why Labor and the Movement For Racial Justice Should Work Together

Maurice Weeks and Marilyn Sneiderman

Sep 2016

It is exciting to imagine potential bargaining demands major unions could undertake alongside racial justice organizations. (Fix L.A./ Facebook)   The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) has made tremendous strides in exposing and challenging racial injustice, and has won real policy

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media in Chicago. (AP Photo / M. Spencer Green) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, and the Chicago Police Department are under intense scrutiny for covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald,