And this is no wolf story.
Two newly released reports from the Senate Intelligence Committee about Russian interference in the 2016 election have been nothing short of revelatory. Both studies - one produced by researchers at Oxford University, the other by the cybersecurity firm New Knowledge - describe in granular detail how the Russian government tried to sow discord and confusion among American voters. And both conclude that Russia’s campaign included a massive effort to deceive and co-opt African Americans. We now have unassailable confirmation that a foreign power sought to exploit racial tensions in the United States for its own gain.
Finally, we have to accept that foreign powers seize upon these divisions because they are real - because racism remains the United States’ Achilles’ heel. Indeed, it is, and always has been, a national security vulnerability - a fundamental and easily exploitable reality of American life that belies the image and narrative of equality and justice we project and export around the world.
America's psychologists want you to understand how racism holds our country back
The nation's psychologists want us to talk about race. Not in the hushed confines of a therapist's office, but in classrooms, church basements and workplaces.
If that feels like a daunting task, don't worry. The mental health experts have launched a video series to get you started.
.......... In 18 minutes, it outlines the myriad ways that the stress of racial discrimination insinuates itself into the lives of people of color. It also lays out the toll of race-related stress on physical and mental health.
Wrestling controversy tells the story of American racism
Sadly, though, this is the story of American racism: The bar for being considered intolerably racist is constantly moving, to the point where a white man can call someone the n-word and, as long as he kinda-sorta apologizes, it doesn't prevent him from having power over people of color. This extends far beyond wrestling. Time and again, across the country, people of color have their fates determined by white teachers, professors, coaches, cops, colleagues, superiors, and neighbors who will be quick to say they aren't racist, even though they do often see people of color as inferior to whites.
Why are Republicans accused of racism?
Some in our party wonder why Republicans are constantly accused of racism - it is because of our silence when things like this are said. Immigration is the perfect example, in which somehow our affection for the rule of law has become conflated with a perceived racism against brown and black people.
