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A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem

A Trump Administration Playbook: No Data, No Problem www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

18.09.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

California lawmakers pass bill to grant priority college admission for descendants of slavery - Los Angeles Times

13.09.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...

11.09.2025 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops

The same court that proclaimed racial discrimination dead in the context of higher education says itโ€™s OK in the context of immigration: Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/u...

08.09.2025 22:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The presidentโ€™s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

22.08.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Column | Changing the Smithsonian doesnโ€™t erase slavery and the racial wealth gap - The Washington Post

22.08.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Will the value of my home drop if MCPS boundaries change? I hope this snapshot can inform the debate around school boundary changes and remove credence from the immediately-plummeting-home-prices boogeyman argument. I also urge parents and students to interr...

Will the value of my home drop if MCPS boundaries change?: ggwash.org/view/100583/...

21.08.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on โ€˜How Bad Slavery Wasโ€™

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on โ€˜How Bad Slavery Wasโ€™ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

20.08.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colin Kaepernick and Anurupa Ganguly Address MCPS Leaders - The MoCo Show Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) recently hosted its Superintendentโ€™s A&S (Administrative & Supervisory) Meeting, featuring two prominent speakers: former NFL quarterback and activist Colin Kae...

Great to see Colin Kaepernick and Anurupa Ganguly Address MCPS Leaders - The MoCo Show mocoshow.com/2025/08/14/c...

17.08.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RFK Jr.'s Stunning Claim About Black People And Vaccines Sparks Concern From Medical Experts - HuffPost

08.08.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Commentary: With Manifest Destiny art, DHS goes hard on 'white makes right' - Los Angeles Times

26.07.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rulings Order Abrego Garciaโ€™s Release and Guard Against Hasty Deportation

Rulings Order Abrego Garciaโ€™s Release and Guard Against Hasty Deportation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u...

23.07.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Montgomery County takes a first step towards zoning reform After a year of debate, the Montgomery County Council voted to open up single-family zoning, just a little bit, along major roads. Itโ€™s a great start, but just a start.

Montgomery County takes a first step towards zoning reform: ggwash.org/view/100259/...

23.07.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | A New Era of Hunger Has Begun

A New Era of Hunger Has Begun www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/o...

18.07.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThere will be sticker shockโ€: Millions could face higher ACA premiums, lower subsidies - KFF Health News

18.07.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Annual Heart of America Survey Portrays a Nation Seeking Unity | Washington Monthly The Heart of America survey by the National Collaborative for Health Equity shows the nation is hungry for community.

Annual Heart of America Survey Portrays a Nation Seeking Unity washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/17/h...

17.07.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trumpโ€™s D.E.I. Cuts

The Surprising Scientists Hit by Trumpโ€™s D.E.I. Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

12.07.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Commentary: Who profits most from Medicaid? Employers like Walmart and Amazon, many of whose workers rely on the program - Los Angeles Times

06.07.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR - The Atlantic

06.07.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | How to Wreck the Nationโ€™s Health, by the Numbers The administration's cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services are going to do irreparable harm to the nationโ€™s health.

How to Wreck the Nationโ€™s Health, by the Numbers www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

30.06.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your Right to Vote Has a Target On Its Back - Esquire

28.06.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants

N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...

26.06.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of Americaโ€™s Past

How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of Americaโ€™s Past www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/u...

21.06.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As Trump shuts out migrants, Spain opens its doors and fuels economic growth - The Washington Post

21.06.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds

Gun Deaths of Children Rose in States That Loosened Gun Laws, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

09.06.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerlandโ€™s economy.

These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth โ€” almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.

If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?

28.04.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4703    ๐Ÿ” 1978    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 188    ๐Ÿ“Œ 377
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Research Suggests Implicit Bias Training Has Positive Impacts on Health Care Workersโ€™ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills The US experiences inequities in health outcomes by demographic factors, such as race and ethnicity. Differential treatment of individuals at the clinical level has been found to owe in part to implic...

New brief from the Urban Institute - Research Suggests Implicit Bias Training Has Positive Impacts on Health Care Workers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills www.urban.org/research/pub...

25.04.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As El Paso Gunman Faces Sentencing, the Hate That Inspired Him Rises Again The lawyer of the white supremacist who slaughtered 23 people in 2019 said his client was inspired by President Trumpโ€™s words, the same the president is using today.

As El Paso Gunman Faces Sentencing, the Hate That Inspired Him Rises Again www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

03.04.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As we honor Womenโ€™s History Month, letโ€™s remember the strength and resilience of enslaved women who fought for freedom and shaped history. Their resilience continues to inspire the fight for justice today. 165 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

08.03.2025 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18643    ๐Ÿ” 3236    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 425    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73

Opinion | Georgetown law school dean clobbers Trump-loving US attorney's DEI griping | Opinion - USA TODAY

08.03.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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