Earning the vote of Black American voters requires acknowledgment of our issues and proposed solutions in front of every audience—not just those flooded with Black faces. Without it, Trump can win.
Democracy
Dramatic climate action is critical because we’re about to cross tipping points that are not reversible.
Campaign finance is part of the problem, but have you heard of the “capital strike”?
We still likely won’t see his tax returns before the election, but the rule of law scored a win today.
Electors thought they could vote their consciences in 2016. The Supreme Court just said “no.”
What drives change isn’t majority opinion. It’s the ability of key participants to disrupt the system.
Voting rights have always been inconsistently applied. Now the coronavirus pandemic is threatening those rights even more, and activists are pushing back.
“What if we placed freedom from racist violence at the crux of what it means to be free and equal in the United States?”
Black Americans braved police violence at Selma and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act. Fifty years later, the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ushered in a new era of racially targeted voter suppression.
Along with community care, accountability, and the disruption of oppressive systems.
“This clearly isn’t about individual officers,” Oliver said. “It’s about a structure built on systemic racism that this country created intentionally, and now needs to be dismantled intentionally.”
We need a different way to name the type of partnership between people and their government.
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