America Pretends There Are Only Two Genders, But Did You Know The Navajo Honor Four? (VIDEO)
Dylan Hock
America has been pretty up-tight when it comes to gender roles for a long time, now, but that wasn’t always the case. The Navajo have long recognized four different gender identities, rather than two, and...
Record turnout in this year's election is throwing Republicans into a tailspin.
They do not want democracy.
They want oligarchy.
But they know Americans outside the extremely wealthy do not.
So to maintain their wealthy donors' hegemony, they work...
Elizabeth Warren’s Response To Trump Slut-Shaming Alicia Machado NAILED IT! (TWEETS)
Liberal America
After Republican candidate Donald Trump's sexist tweet rants at 3 o'clock this morning about Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado backlashed, Trump justified them by pointing out that at least he's awake, and will be there...
Deranged New Mexico Couple Sets Homeless Man On Fire In Front Of Their Three Children
Liberal America
Footage from a surveillance camera has led to the arrest of Joshua Benavidez and Irene Enriquez for allegedly setting a homeless man on fire with fireworks on July 11 in Albuquerque. Even worse, the couple did...
Watch: James Baldwin Explains The Difference Between Prejudice And Racism For White America
Dylan Hock
Racism is an incredibly volatile subject in the U.S., but not so much because of those speaking out who have lived under its boot heel since the country was torn from the bloody remains of...
Debtors’ Prison For KIDS? Inability To Pay Juvenile Court Costs Leads To Jail Time (VIDEO)
Michelle Oxman
A new report issued by the Juvenile Law Center details how poor and minority children face harsher penalties when they, or their families, cannot pay required court costs. The consequences of nonpayment are often way...
It has been a hell of a year. Charlottesville was a disgraceful display of white supremacy and it has stirred up horrible division within the United States. The whole debacle revolved around a group of...
Bernie Sanders had a good Saturday, when he swept caucuses in Washington, Hawaii, and Alaska. He ended the night with 104 delegates to Hillary Clinton's 38. Though Clinton maintains a 230 delegate lead, Sanders' sweep...
President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget makes dramatic cuts to what little remains of the social safety net. If the budget is approved, many will suffer. But Native Americans will be among those hit hardest by...
A web-based app that will teach students in primary school about the implications of discrimination and racism, sponsored by the All Together Now initiative, will use real-life scenarios to showcase active discrimination. The thought process of this...
I'm guessing that you, along with most of us, learned the story of the first Thanksgiving in school. We were told that the Native Americans (who were called "Indians" in our history books) were essential...
Study Proves Black And Indigenous Women Die Of Breast Cancer More Thanks To Shoddy Medical Care
Dylan Hock
Here’s a revelation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Women of color are much more likely to die of breast cancer than white women due to poor medical care, especially black and Indigenous women.
NBC News writes,...
Facebook Conquering American Indians, Trans, and Drag Queens Through 21st Century Colonialism
Liberal America
Haven't we been through enough? I say that, of course, as a Native- and when I say "Native" I mean: American Indian, Native American, Indian, or whatever term non-Indians prefer to call us in the...
Trump Admin Wants To Lift Uranium Mining Ban, Risk The Grand Canyon And People’s Health (VIDEO)
Ted Millar
If you've got plans to see the Grand Canyon, do it soon, because if the Trump Administration gets its way, a lift on the ban on uranium mining might be in the near future.
According to...
Rand Paul's campaign for the GOP nomination is just about kaput, but that didn't stop the Kentucky Senator from trying to do a Donald Trump imitation on the subject of Native Americans during an interview.
Paul...
Disclaimer: be very careful if you actually try this yourself. We have to be careful when confronting criminals.
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Serena Williams may arguably be the most athletic woman on the Planet Earth. Some people call her...
So Trump Is Complimenting Native American Culture And Warren By Calling Her Pocahontas? (VIDEO)
Karen Shiebler
Oh, boy howdy. Those Trump folks are sure good at backpeddling, aren't they?
There's that whole Muslim ban problem, where Donald moved from "Ban all the Muslims" to "Ban a few of the Muslims."
Now Trump's people...
By now, you've probably heard that a Native American tribe from North Dakota is trying to derail the construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Current plans call for the pipeline to go right through...
WATCH: Sexist John Sununu Mocks Hillary Clinton At Trump Rally – Then It Gets Even Worse
Lisa Bonanno
Republican John Sununu threw a particularly low blow at a Donald Trump campaign rally on Friday. He cracked a joke about what he perceives as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's lack of sex appeal.
The 77-year-old former...
Twitter Pillories Trump For Offensive ‘Pocahontas’ Remark At Event For Native American Heroes
Liberal America
At a White House event meant to honor Navajo "code talkers" who helped the United States win a decisive victory in World War II, President Trump just couldn't resist taking yet another cheap shot at...