Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 at only 39 years of age. While best known for his critique of racial segregation and oppression and his brilliant oratory, it is worth remembering that even before he became a public figure, King was quite critical...
Since January 6, many commentators have used the word “coup” to describe the attack on the Capitol. The word comes from the French term “coup d’etat,” which in English means a “blow by the state.” Despite the ugly, self-serving nature of what Trump inspired, it isn’t...
Trump supporters have been claiming that the election was stolen. The United States may pretend to be a democracy, but we never actually had a democratic election in the first place. Who chooses the candidates? Who funds their campaigns? The rich and the corporations...
In December 2020, Google fired Timnit Gebru, an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher who was working for Google as co-lead of the ethical AI team. Well-known for her work on systemic bias in AI and how it can perpetuate systemic racism, she had co-authored a draft...
New guidelines by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are implementing a waiver to the state’s nurse-to-patient ratio law. This means that hospital administrators can claim to the CDPH that they are unable to properly staff the hospitals, and therefore...
