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BLM Protest

How I Fight Racism in the World and Within Me How I Fight Racism in the World and Within Me

After George Floyd was killed, I questioned ways I’d been toning down my Blackness.

Nov 25, 2021 / StudentNation / Eli Elvin

F-35 Lockheed Martin

We’re Spending Money on War When We Could Be Building Roads We’re Spending Money on War When We Could Be Building Roads

Our problem in this country isn’t lack of funds, no matter what the Republicans, Manchin, and Sinema may claim.

Nov 25, 2021 / Andrea Mazzarino

’Tis the Season for DeJoy’s Removal

’Tis the Season for DeJoy’s Removal ’Tis the Season for DeJoy’s Removal

Firing Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is essential to ending the crisis at the USPS. But the agency needs more than a “return to quiet competence.”

Nov 25, 2021 / John Nichols

Unite-the-Right Rally Trial

Those Whiny Nazis Are Now Broke Nazis, Too Those Whiny Nazis Are Now Broke Nazis, Too

A victory for plaintiffs in Charlottesville is a warning to other blockheads looking to import white supremacist violence to diverse cities: It will cost you.

Nov 24, 2021 / Joan Walsh

This Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful for a President Who Believes in Science

This Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful for a President Who Believes in Science This Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful for a President Who Believes in Science

I spend a lot of time criticizing the Biden-Harris administration, but here are a few words of thanks.

Nov 24, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Black Women Matter

Black Women Matter Black Women Matter

Portraits of serenity.

Nov 24, 2021 / OppArt / Kirk Maynard

Military personnel carry flags

Our Blind Faith in the Military Will Destroy Us Our Blind Faith in the Military Will Destroy Us

Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you worship.

Nov 24, 2021 / William Astore

Burkina Faso President

Who Killed Thomas Sankara? Who Killed Thomas Sankara?

Can a trial set the record straight about the assassination of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary Marxist leader?

Nov 24, 2021 / Clair MacDougall

Diane di Prima and the Dream of the East Village Avant-Garde

Diane di Prima and the Dream of the East Village Avant-Garde Diane di Prima and the Dream of the East Village Avant-Garde

The poet’s recently released memoir of the 1960s, Spring and Autumn Annals, is an essential document in the history of New York’s downtown art scene.

Nov 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Lynne Feeley

Bannon’s Plea

Bannon’s Plea Bannon’s Plea

Come clean.

Nov 23, 2021 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

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