Canada sees immigration as part of the solution to labor market shortages and a step toward building a stronger economy
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Silverman: Who will speak out against hatred of Jews? Against Trump?
Silence is sinful under the present circumstances. Political leaders and media figures have special obligations to call out bigotry.
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Silverman: University of Colorado has a long, proud history of confronting white supremacists
How many times must white supremacy be confronted? Every time. Less than 10 days ago, 10 innocent people were slaughtered by a teenage white supremacist at a Buffalo grocery store. Almost 30 years ago, white supremacists killed 168 people in Oklahoma City. Nearly 40 years ago, Alan Berg was assassinated by white supremacists in Denver. One […]
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What’d I Miss?: How white silence loads the gun for white supremacy
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Littwin: The racist Buffalo massacre tells a story of America that we don’t want to hear
Let’s be honest, if just for a few moments, and call out the story of the racist massacre in the Buffalo grocery store for what it is. In many ways, in too many ways, that story is the story of America, circa 2022. It’s not only the growing “poison” of white supremacy that Joe Biden […]
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What’d I Miss?: When hatred hinges on the small things, humanity dies
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What’d I Miss?: To activists, fighting oppression is the same — and different
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Colorado lawmakers withdraw bill aimed at removing racial bias in jury selection
A bill aimed at addressing racial bias in how Colorado juries are picked was withdrawn by Democratic state lawmakers after the legislation faced unanimous opposition from the state’s 22 district attorneys. The measure, Senate Bill 128, would have prohibited attorneys from trying to disqualify a potential juror from service based only on reasons such as […]
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Littwin: Justice prevailed in the racist killing of Ahmaud Arbery, but we should remember that it almost didn’t
In the end, you could say that justice was done in the case of the death of Ahmaud Arbery. But you could also say — and should remember — that it was a near thing, that without the eventual release of a damning video showing the murder of a Black man killed while jogging, there’s […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, Equity, News, Politics and Government
Political swings on Colorado school boards spark level of antagonism not seen since desegregation
Julie Hensley believes her SUV was targeted because of the cheery blue-and-yellow “Come Together” message spray-painted on her back window. The special education teacher at Legend High School in Parker was already at her desk at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday when the hallways began to buzz with word that teachers’ cars were slapped with flyers: […]