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Meet Julie Su, California’s Fighter for Workers

Meet Julie Su, California’s Fighter for Workers Meet Julie Su, California’s Fighter for Workers

Biden’s nominee for deputy labor secretary has been a champion of the underrepresented for nearly three decades.

Mar 9, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Strengthening unions would play a critical part in tackling our country’s staggering inequality.

Mar 9, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Year of the Vaccine

The Year of the Vaccine The Year of the Vaccine

Fighting to end the pandemic.

Mar 9, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

When eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus blocked a wage hike, they endangered Democratic prospects in 2022.

Mar 9, 2021 / John Nichols

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The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse The Four Horsemen of the Media Apocalypse

The legacies of Trump, Limbaugh, Murdoch, and Ailes are a lasting plague of misinformation, propaganda, and fake news.

Mar 9, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte

Cornel West

Harvard’s History of Inscrutable Tenure Denials Harvard’s History of Inscrutable Tenure Denials

Cornel West is only the latest scholar of color the ultra-elite institution has failed to hold on to.

Mar 9, 2021 / StudentNation / Julia Lieblich

Paralympics Tokyo

Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation, and the Politics of the Paralympics Leroy Moore, Krip Hop Nation, and the Politics of the Paralympics

The famed disability rights activist weighs in on the Paralympics.

Mar 9, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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The Cat in the Tinfoil Hat The Cat in the Tinfoil Hat

Never take away a 50-year-old baby’s favorite toys.

Mar 9, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

The Future of Postcolonial Thought

The Future of Postcolonial Thought The Future of Postcolonial Thought

A pair of books—one by Walter Mignolo and Catherine Walsh, another by Achille Mbembe—consider the unfulfilled promise of decolonization.

Mar 9, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Arjun Appadurai

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What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids

Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux

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