What do white people at large have in common with the shutdown protesters?

As I grow more and more furious at the white people protesting stay-at-home measures set up to keep all of us healthy, the temptation to see them as “other” grows stronger, too. Thousands of White people are ignoring calls to “flatten the curve” by continuing to socialize in groups. Not only that, we white people …

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Racism, solidarity, and COVID19

“Capitalism and poverty have killed more people,” a friend of mine said, when I told her I was scared by the realities of the coronavirus. I knew what she meant. (I also know her well enough to know she included racism in with capitalism and poverty). So, while it’s certainly true that capitalism, racism, and …

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Ignoring the Sanders movement supports white supremacy

As I watch the corporate media—I’m talking CNN and MSNBC, not FOX—play down the Bernie Sanders movement, it’s clear to me that white people with money are trying to keep white supremacy in place. The corporate media’s coverage of the Sanders campaign’s successes has been bizarre. “Flatlined at first place,” is an oddly phrased take …

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