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Radio host Jesse Lee Peterson attacked Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang with bigoted comments last week. “There is this little Asian guy or Chinese guy or whatever he is, he should go back to China or wherever he came from,” Peterson said. “You allow these people to come into our…
This week, Iowa Republican Representative Steve King questioned if there would be any population on Earth if not for rape and incest. He came under fire, so much so that politicians from both sides of the aisle are condemning him, urging him to step down. The comment came as King…
Eric Garner was killed five years ago, but without real justice, his story remains in the spotlight. New York Police Department spokesman announced Aug. 2 that they had suspended Daniel Pantaleo, the white officer who killed Garner by using an illegal chokehold to restrain him as he yelled “I can’t…
The Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund has eyes on McDonald’s. The fund, which was set up last year to assist victims of sexual abuse with their legal fees, teamed up on Tuesday with the American Civil Liberties Union and labor group, Fight for $15, to file 23 new complaints against…
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren rejected Fox News’ invitation to a town hall on the network because of the station’s “hate-for-profit” model. One of Warren’s aides told CNN that Warren is not planning on appearing on Fox News at all. Warren tweeted on Tuesday morning: Here’s one place we…
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) believes it’s time to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and start over. “I don’t think ICE today is working as intended,” Gillibrand told Chris Cuomo on CNN. “I believe that it has become a deportation force. And I think you should separate…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that she will not be shamed into silence by a misogynist bully — even if he happens to sit in the Oval Office. The statement came after President Donald Trump directed a “sexist smear” at the senator on Twitter that same day. “It…