Objectivity in journalism is a product of and plays in favor of the white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. Journalistic objectivity is a myth that works to benefit white supremacy and white supremacists like Stephen Miller. Take, for example, the New York Times article on his union with Katie Rose Waldman—also an official of the Trump Administration....
Author: Anuhya Bobba (Anuhya Bobba)
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In Iowa, The DNC Showed Who Really Matters To Them: White Voters.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC), an irksome institution that has parroted as antiracist, is persistent in how it seeks to continue white supremacy. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) proved with the Iowa Caucus that BIPOC are not equal nor worthy members of the electoral process. The Iowa Caucus, in short, was ripe with corruption. Glaring...
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Rashida Tlaib Has Nothing To Apologize For — Hillary Clinton Deserves Condemnation
Rep. Rashida Tlaib is correct to disapprove of Clinton — publicly, privately, or however she may choose. Last week, Representative Rashida Tlaib engaged the crowd of a caucus event for Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as they booed Hillary Clinton — encouraging a rightful condemnation of the former Secretary of State. Clinton, in the past month,...
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White Feminists Built a Narrative of Innocence To Mask Their Racism
The violence of white feminists relies on the carefully constructed myth of white womanhood’s innocence, purity, and righteousness. An important yet overlooked scene of the 2004 movie, Iron Jawed Angels, was the disservice of Ida B. Wells (Adilah Barnes) at the hands of suffragette, Alice Paul (Hilary Swank), who asks Wells to march at the...
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Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and The Establishment Left
In any other country, Sanders and Warren may exist in separate political parties. Here, they contend for the nomination of the same party. Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders has seen a surge in polls, specifically for important caucuses like Iowa and New Hampshire. However, his rise in popularity has been met with disdain from the establishment...
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5 Things We Must Do To Fight Against Hindu Supremacy and Nationalism
Dissent and resistance across the diaspora against the rise of Hindu Supremacy and the Citizenship Amendment Act is necessary. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which is set to revoke millions of Muslims of Indian citizenship, has been met with resistance, but the same resistance has been stifled by police brutality and Hindu supremacist violence. Dissent...
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Silence Is Complicity: U.S. Hindus Must Denounce Modi and Islamophobia
It is crucial to not only condemn Modi and Hindu Nationalist lawmakers but also condemn U.S.-based Hindu support for the Prime Minister and his allies. CW: Islamophobia, mentions of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Last week, the Indian Parliament approved a bill that provides citizenship to Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, and Sikh migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh,...
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Away’s Treatment of Workers Is Symptomatic of Capitalism’s Violence
What has happened at Away, what continues to happen in the rest of the country, is yet another symptom of capitalism and its violence. TW/CW: worker exploitation, racist micro-aggressions, and mentions PTSD Earlier last week, the Verge released an exhaustive report that detailed a toxic work environment at Away, a direct-to-consumer travel startup. The report...
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Pete Buttigieg Performs Solidarity And Cuts Us In The Dark
Buttigieg, like the politicians before and after him, will never transgress or bring any substantial change to a system that he benefits from. Pete Buttigieg is considered a top contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, but his politics are a fallacy. Buttigieg is the specific brand of white person that I have come to abhor,...
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Identities Are Plural, But Identity Politics Focuses On The Singular
We cannot afford to reduce any 2020 presidential candidate down to their identity alone, we must look at their politics and policy proposals. The 2020 election, like the election that preceded it, is heavily underlined by identity politics. When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, it...