We are in a frightening time. Some 135,235 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and an untold number are battling infections. Meanwhile, the rest of us must protect ourselves whenever we venture out in public — not just from the virus, but also from […]
DISSENT: During COVID-19, showing solidarity is even more important
July 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
DISSENT: A call for solidarity with Black-led fights for liberation
June 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Policing is not a neutral institution. It protects the interests of those who have societal power, often at the expense of those who lack such power. We know this from our community experience as Japanese Americans. When Issei community leaders were rounded up after Pearl Harbor, when our families were forced to sell their property […]
DISSENT: Coronavirus is especially dangerous for those in prisons, jails, and immigration detention
March 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Every day, government officials take more drastic steps to contain the coronavirus, including shelter-in-place orders, shutdowns of bars and restaurants and preparing college dorms to serve as makeshift hospitals. But shockingly, ICE and some law enforcement agencies are largely going on with business as usual. According to the Los Angeles Times, ICE agents are continuing to arrest immigrants, including a 56-year old man who is the sole breadwinner for his family; the agents arrested him when he left his home to work and buy groceries that would have prepared his family for coronavirus lockdowns. And while a number of sheriffs and police departments are wisely choosing to ramp down enforcement of low-level offenses, many are continuing to book people into jail for minor misconduct.
DISSENT: Stephen Miller’s white supremacy should alarm JAs
January 1, 2020 by Leave a Comment
New ColumnPart of a host of new editorial features funded by a grant from The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation, the Nichi Bei Weekly is proud to announce the launch of a new civil rights-oriented column, “Dissent,” written by New York-based ACLU attorney Carl Takei, a native of Sacramento, Calif. The Washington Post recently […]
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