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The Reconstruction of Gaza Has Been a Failure The Reconstruction of Gaza Has Been a Failure

The 2014 plan has largely institutionalized Israel’s control of the region and failed Gazans.

Dec 3, 2021 / Ariel Gold

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Standing With Nurses Is a Feminist Project Standing With Nurses Is a Feminist Project

Nurses unions from 28 different countries are taking on governments and Big Pharma with a simple demand: Waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines, and end the pandemic now.

Dec 3, 2021 / Silvia Federici

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How Much Could a Banana Republic Cost? How Much Could a Banana Republic Cost?

In a first attempt to determine who really runs the world, a look at the royal families of old.

Dec 2, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

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Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy? Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy?

Perhaps the pandemic has given us an opportunity to rethink which goods are so “critical” that we’re willing to let other people risk their lives to provide them for us.

Dec 1, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon

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The Staggeringly High Price of a Prison Phone Call The Staggeringly High Price of a Prison Phone Call

It’s outrageous that a billion-dollar industry exists based on skimming profits from some of society’s most vulnerable people.

Nov 30, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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At COP 26, A Bigger, Stronger Climate Movement Made Its Mark At COP 26, A Bigger, Stronger Climate Movement Made Its Mark

The new focus on equity in the climate movement will keep the pressure where it belongs: on the Global North.

Nov 29, 2021 / Tina Gerhardt for The Nation

Paperwork Keeps People Poor

Paperwork Keeps People Poor Paperwork Keeps People Poor

It would be a huge mistake for Democrats to embrace harsh work requirements once again.

Nov 29, 2021 / Bryce Covert

Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor

Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor Pramila Jayapal Has Made Her Case to Be Pelosi’s Successor

The chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus could be in line to step into the Democratic leader’s shoes.

Nov 26, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Covid Year 2: About Suffering the Old Masters Were Never Wrong

Covid Year 2: About Suffering the Old Masters Were Never Wrong Covid Year 2: About Suffering the Old Masters Were Never Wrong

Deciding this is the new normal is a choice—about whose lives really matter, and how many deaths we can tolerate.

Nov 25, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves

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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

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