1. What Trump Gets Wrong About Confederate Statues in One Chart
There are two peaks in the timelines of Confederate statue installations across the country. Guess what the two time periods have in common.
2. Young Immigrants at Risk as Sept. 5 Deadline Looms
An Obama-era executive action allowed 800,000 young undocumented immigrants to register with the government, get work permits, and avoid deportation. Now 10 state attorneys general are threatening to sue the Trump administration if he doesn’t cancel the program by Sept. 5.
3. How Activists of Color Lose Battles Against Facebook’s Moderator Army
“At a time when Facebook is under the microscope for failing to stop harassment and the spread of fake news, it also faces another problem: The social media giant’s reporting policies punish minority users in a variety of ways.”
4. For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies
Share this with all of your WMWP (well-meaning white people).
5. How Charlottesville Looks from Berlin
“… one striking thing an American in Germany will notice is that the more shameful parts of this nation's history are preserved and remembered very differently than our own.”
6. Court Rules That Texas Republicans Intentionally Discriminated Against Minority Voters
It’s the seventh time since 2011 a federal court has found intentional discrimination in Texas redistricting and voter ID laws.
7. After Charlottesville, Colleges Brace for More Hate Attacks
“If you’re sitting on a campus where this hasn’t happened, consider this your wake-up call that it might.”
8. They Got Hurt at Work — and Then They Got Deported
How insurers are avoiding paying workers’ comp — and turning claimants into the state.
9. PHOTOS: When Clergy Came to Charlottesville
There’s been a lot to say in the aftermath of Charlottesville. But if you need some hopeful news, view this photo essay of the clergy who marched in counter-protest to white nationalists, put their bodies on the line, and stayed to care for those injured in the attack.
10. The Internet Is Making Me Sick
But, really. *This is a good read, but also has some crass language. Be forewarned.
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