With less than two weeks to go before the presidential election, the candidates are polling neck-and-neck in all swing statesProject 2025, the 900-page ultra-conservative roadmap that details how the former president Donald Trump and his allies would restructure the US government if he is elected, has specific implications for Black Americans, according to a new report.The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), an organisation that fights for racial justice, recently released the most in-depth legal analysis of Project 2025’s impact on Black communities. It highlights how Black Americans would be harmed due to policies that would weaken anti-discrimination laws; dismantle the Department of Education; threaten Black political power; increase the use of the death penalty (which disproportionately affects Black people); and exacerbate health disparities caused by environmental racism. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/24/donald-trump-kamala-harris-us-election-politics-democrats-republicans
Author : Amy Sedghi
Publish date : 2024-10-24 11:14:47
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