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Gun World

Gun World Gun World

Our children live in a country run by a government that refuses to restrict weapons that threaten their lives.

Aug 20, 2018 / OppArt / Frances Jetter

Vio.Me factory in Greece

When Bosses Threatened to Close the Plant, These Greek Workers Took It Over When Bosses Threatened to Close the Plant, These Greek Workers Took It Over

While Greece hails the “end” of its debt crisis, more than one in five remain unemployed.

Aug 20, 2018 / Patrick Strickland

Mandela Barnes Medicaid

The Other Mandela Is Going to Help End Scott Walker’s Governorship The Other Mandela Is Going to Help End Scott Walker’s Governorship

Economic and social- and racial-justice activist Mandela Barnes was just nominated for lieutenant governor of Wisconsin.

Aug 17, 2018 / John Nichols

Southerners on New Ground

The Next Generation of Southern Organizing The Next Generation of Southern Organizing

By providing a playbook for young organizers, Southerners on New Ground encourages college students not simply to stay involved, but to see themselves as leaders in the fight for a...

Aug 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Robin Happel

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

Can Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Become the Next Progressive Woman to Unseat an Incumbent? Can Tahirah Amatul-Wadud Become the Next Progressive Woman to Unseat an Incumbent?

The Muslim mother of seven is betting that she, too, can take down a high-ranking career politician, in Massachusetts’s First Congressional District.

Aug 17, 2018 / Will Meyer

Nicaraguan Demonstrators

‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown ‘An Eternal Night of Persecution and Death’: Activists Speak Out About Nicaragua’s Crackdown

Despite mass killings and newly authoritarian laws, a diverse opposition says the movement to oust Ortega is far from over.

Aug 17, 2018 / Maia Hibbett

Selfie

Selfie Selfie

Some animals are created more equal than others.

Aug 17, 2018 / OppArt / Avi Katz

Monsanto Roundup

Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer Monsanto Just Lost a Case Linking Its Weed Killer to Cancer

A jury ruled that the corporation knew Roundup could cause harm, but failed to warn users.

Aug 17, 2018 / Rene Ebersole

Kondabolu Problem With Apu

‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation ‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation

When is it fair to speak with someone else’s voice?

Aug 17, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present BlaKkKlansman’s Leap Into the Present

And in Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline, we find a protagonist plunged so deeply into her own mind that there really is no outside.

Aug 16, 2018 / Stuart Klawans

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