by The Conversation | Jun 23, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
In the past 10 years, there has been an increase in far-right political violence in the United States. While scholars have pointed to several possible reasons—and often, combinations of explanations—the trend is clear. This violence has coincided with the growing...
by Common Dreams | Jun 21, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
A new Florida law cracking down on undocumented immigrants, signed last month by far-right Gov. Ron DeSantis and set to take effect on July 1, has pushed thousands of workers to flee the state. Now even some capitalists who otherwise support DeSantis and the...
by ProPublica | Jun 14, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
Election maps across the Deep South are likely to be redrawn because of a surprise Supreme Court ruling that upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, changes that could alter the balance of power that has given Republicans a razor-thin majority in Congress....
by OtherWords — Institute for Policy Studies | Jun 11, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
The 1920s were both good and bad times for the Jews of Germany. They’d been granted the same legal rights as other Germans and were established in respected professions. They were mostly treated as worthy of dignity. But that changed as antisemites scapegoated Jews...
by Governing Magazine | Jun 11, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
In Brief: May is Pride Month, a celebration that began in 1970 as a peaceful protest against open discrimination toward LGBTQ+ Americans. Record numbers of bills that have potential to limit the rights of this community have been introduced in state legislatures in...
by The Conversation | Jun 5, 2023 | Human Rights & Justice
When it comes to America’s latest “history war,” one of the biggest consequences is that it has made many K-12 educators scared and confused about what they can and can’t say in their classrooms. Since 2021, at least 28 states have adopted measures that restrict how...