Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.
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The undeniable reality of systemic racism in America
Many white Americans don’t have the experiences that allow them to readily believe the evidence.
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1940 rural fireworks display sent rockets into thousands of spectators
Eighty years ago, in 1940, humanity was facing a life threatening crisis. In early June, the blitzkrieg had been so overpowering that some 338,000 Allied troops were forced to flee the shores of Dunkirk, France. A few days later, Nazi soldiers were marching under the Arc de Triomphe, symbolizing their conquest of the City of […]
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Slave-owning presidents become targets of protesters
After a George Washington statue was toppled in Portland, Ore., protesters tried to bring down an Andrew Jackson statue near the White House in Washington.
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Supreme Court expands workplace equality to LGBTQ employees, but questions remain
Federal law now protects lesbians, gay men and transgender people from being fired or otherwise discriminated against at work. But there are more questions and court cases to come about their rights.
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Nondiscrimination against LGBT individuals isn’t just the law – it helps organizations succeed
Before the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII protects LBGT employees, some organizations were already aware of the benefits of inclusion.
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EPA decides to reject the latest science, endanger public health and ignore the law by keeping an outdated fine particle air pollution standard
The COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown have temporarily produced clearer skies across the U.S. Meanwhile, however, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been busy finding reasons not to pursue long-lasting air quality gains. On April 30, 2020, the agency published a proposed new rule that retains current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter […]
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How Donald Trump uses a crisis: Repeal rules while nobody is looking
Regulations affecting school lunches and the environment are being gutted.
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Police unions and police misconduct: What the research says about the connection
The topic is understudied, but virtually all of the work that has been done points to the same conclusion.
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Face coverings: They’re a public health measure not a political statement
What’s the big deal about being required to wear a face mask in public? How has a small swatch of cloth with elastic straps suddenly become a symbol of intolerable hardship, tyrannical government and God knows what other dark forces? In the wake of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 100,000 American lives […]