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Joy Is Resistance

Joy Is Resistance Joy Is Resistance

Celebrating neighborhood connections.

Jun 1, 2022 / OppArt / J. Maya Luz

Student Loan Debt Cancellation

We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis We’re So Close to a Win Against the Student Debt Crisis

With the 2022 midterm elections on the horizon, now is the best time for Biden to fulfill his campaign promise and cancel student debt.

Jun 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Orlando Cabalo

Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed

Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed Fear & Loathing in San Francisco: How Chesa Boudin Got Blamed

In this reputedly progressive city, tech and real estate money has bankrolled a centrist backlash.

Jun 1, 2022 / Feature / Christopher D. Cook

Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism

Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism

A two-volume biography tracks the life and times of one of Harlem’s leading socialists.

Jun 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

The History Lessons of “My Brilliant Friend”

The History Lessons of “My Brilliant Friend” The History Lessons of “My Brilliant Friend”

The third season of the TV adaptation of Elena Ferrante's multi-part novel dives into the tantalizing and heartbreaking story of Italy during the Years of Lead.

Jun 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Katherine Hill

Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again

Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again Toni Smith-Thompson Comes Home Again

Manhattanville College welcomed back the activist athlete who turned her back to the national anthem in 2003 thanks to students who saw themselves in her struggle.

May 31, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Trade war between the U.S. and China

The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China

Though the president’s “pivot to Asia” amounts to little more than saber-rattling, the risks remain very real.

May 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Hammer Drops

The Hammer Drops The Hammer Drops

What we face with this Supreme Court.

May 31, 2022 / OppArt / Barry Blitt

A replica of the United States Bill of Rights.

The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech The ACLU Never Stopped Defending Free Speech

And, contrary to what you may have read, we’re not stopping now.

May 31, 2022 / David Cole

Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia.

Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia. Want to See the Future of Climate Politics? Look to Australia.

The way in which climate concerns have occupied Australians’ politics should serve as a warning to American Democrats. 

May 31, 2022 / Daniel Sherrell

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