Laura GranthamThe Worst Government Possible, on PurposeRolling StoneI worry less about Kim Jong-Un than I do Betsy DeVos. The North Korean dictator, for one, doesn’t have dominion over the educational futures of …
Laura GranthamMd. Teacher Asked Students to Write 'Fun' Slave Song During Lesson on Frederick DouglassThe Root - Breanna EdwardsA Howard County, Md., high school English teacher was briefly placed on administrative leave last week after instructing students to write a "fun" …
Laura GranthamDakota Access pipeline protesters see bias after Oregon militia verdictverified_publisherGuardian US - Sam LevinJohanna Holy Elk Face couldn’t help but chuckle. The 63-year-old Native American was one of hundreds of activists gathered to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on Thursday, when police with tanks and riot gear surrounded them and began making mass arrests. The situation was sad and …
Laura GranthamFederal lawsuits filed in 5 states after African-American voters purged from registration rolls, targeted for intimidation by the Trump campaignverified_publisherSalon - Sophia TesfayeNew federal lawsuits were filed in five different states Monday, alleging that thousands of black voters are illegally being purged from voter registration lists by Republican officials and threatened with intimidation by the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Democratic …
Laura GranthamThe verdict for those armed militants who took over a federal building is white privilege in actionverified_publisherVox - German LopezThey armed themselves and took over a wildlife refuge in Oregon. They were found not guilty. The verdict is completely absurd. Eight months after the nation watched an armed militia take over a wildlife refuge in Oregon to protest federal land ownership, a jury has come back and said that the militia …
Laura GranthamThe Awkward T-Shirts of Trump SupportersThe Daily BeastFrom airbrushed tees depicting demonic Clinton caricatures to DIY-Sharpie shirts of the Donald, Trump supporters get weird with their fandom. Jonathan …
