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mexico zapatista expansion

The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over The Zapatista Revolution Is Not Over

1994 saw one of the most significant indigenous rebellions of the 20th century. Today, their political experiment continues.

Sep 9, 2019 / Kurt Hackbarth and Colin Mooers

Antonio Brown

Like It or Not, Antonio Brown Rewrote the Rules Like It or Not, Antonio Brown Rewrote the Rules

People questioned his sanity and it cost him millions, but he chose his own destiny.

Sep 9, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Libya Airstrike

The Corporeal Wreckage of War The Corporeal Wreckage of War

How victims of combat in Libya, Afghanistan, and elsewhere carry the memories of war on their bodies.

Sep 9, 2019 / Nick Turse

Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story

Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story Jonathan Franzen Pens Another Environmental Disaster Story

The famed novelist is resigned to a global ecological catastrophe because his imagination can’t move beyond the status quo.

Sep 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Insanity Plea

Insanity Plea Insanity Plea

Blame everything but the gun industry.

Sep 9, 2019 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution

Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution Single-Payer Health Care Is the First Step in the Revolution

Timothy Faust’s new book is part history, part manifesto, and part irreverent tour guide to America’s deeply flawed health insurance system.

Sep 9, 2019 / Zachary Siegel

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.

Sep 9, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent 

Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent  Wendell Berry’s Lifelong Dissent 

At the core of both his writing and activism is the insight that we can’t imagine a harmonious future without confronting the destruction in our past.

Sep 9, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy

Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated

Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated

But the province’s parents and teachers aren’t waiting for politicians to desegregate education. They’re doing it themselves.

Sep 9, 2019 / Feature / Adam McGibbon

South Africa unrest in Johannesburg

Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence

Zambia and Madagascar are saying no to playing in South Africa as long as anti-immigrant violence is a part of the political picture.

Sep 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin

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