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Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life

Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life Loss Runs Like a River Through My Life

On grief’s unequal racial burden, and the Internet as a vehicle to negotiate survival and turn collective grief into collective action.

Jun 16, 2021 / Malkia Devich-Cyril

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The IOC Says the 2032 Olympics Are Coming to Brisbane The IOC Says the 2032 Olympics Are Coming to Brisbane

Amid turmoil, the IOC selected Brisbane for the 2032 games under a shroud of secrecy.

Jun 16, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers

The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers The Real Welfare Cheats Are War Profiteers

We’re squabbling over Social Security, while the government lavishes infinitely more money on the arms industry.

Jun 16, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon

Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia

Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia Biden Has an Opportunity to Begin Rebuilding the US’s Fractured Relationship With Russia

Relations between the United States and Russia have reached a particularly perilous moment.

Jun 15, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kamloops Indian School

Kamloops Indian School Kamloops Indian School

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Jun 15, 2021 / OppArt / Lalo Alcaraz

Ebrahim Raisi

Iran’s Incredible Shrinking Democracy Iran’s Incredible Shrinking Democracy

For the first time, Iran’s presidential election outcome has been predetermined.

Jun 15, 2021 / Dostmohammad Punjabi

Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War

Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War Women in Russia and the US Show an Alternative to War

American and Russian women who remember the danger of the Cold War understand the stakes of this year’s summit.

Jun 15, 2021 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Remembering the Pulse Massacre

Remembering the Pulse Massacre Remembering the Pulse Massacre

On June 12, 2016, a gunman killed 49 and wounded 53 people, during “Latin Night” at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl.

Jun 14, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe We Don’t Need Science Fiction to Avert Climate Catastrophe

Europe is showing the world that a clean-energy transition is possible with existing technology.

Jun 14, 2021 / Paul Hockenos

Democratic Republic of Congo

Do African Lives Matter? Do African Lives Matter?

The response of the outside world to the latest disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests the answer is no.

Jun 11, 2021 / James North

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