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ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds ICE Detention Centers Are Covid-19 Hotbeds

Pence claims the pandemic is on its way out. The numbers tell a different story, both in and outside of prisons.

Jun 19, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Black men and women dressed for an emancipation day celebration in Texas

It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday It’s Time to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday

Marking the end of slavery with a federal holiday would be more than a symbolic gesture. It would provide space for growth as a nation.

Jun 19, 2020 / Rep. Jamaal Bowman

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

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The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet The First Wave of Covid-19 Isn’t Over Yet

Even with a competent president, we’d still be in deep trouble.

Jun 17, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia Change Comes to the Streets of Philadelphia

The uprising here may have been inevitable. But the aftermath has been full of surprises.

Jun 17, 2020 / Gene Seymour

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Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino Buffalo’s Police Brutality Didn’t Start With Martin Gugino

In the past three years alone, Buffalo police have killed four young men of color under questionable circumstances.

Jun 16, 2020 / Geoff Kelly

The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis

The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis The Deep Roots of Our Housing Crisis

By examining the history of housing inequality in San Francisco and California, Conor Dougherty makes a sobering case for how and why our politics and politicians have failed.

Jun 16, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rachel M. Cohen

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The Right Is Scared of the Protests The Right Is Scared of the Protests

Defunding the police? Dethroning Confederate monuments? What’s next, a better tomorrow?

Jun 16, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

What About the International Students?

What About the International Students? What About the International Students?

The coronavirus threw their lives into disarray. Months in, their futures are still uncertain.

Jun 15, 2020 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

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Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything Burning Down the 3rd Police Precinct Changed Everything

By seizing the cops’ home base, rioters showed that law enforcement is not above the forces of history.

Jun 12, 2020 / Vicky Osterweil

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