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 …
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Laura GranthamDakota Access pipeline protesters see bias after Oregon militia verdictverified_publisherGuardian US - Sam Levin in Cannon Ball, North DakotaActivists at the Malheur wildlife refuge were carrying guns – but ‘if native people were armed, we would be killed,’ says an activist at Standing Rock Support the Guardian’s independent journalism by making a contribution or becoming a member Johanna Holy Elk Face couldn’t help but chuckle. The …
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 LopezThe 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 members are “not guilty.” This includes not guilty of a charge that describes what everyone …
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. From …