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Hunger strike excluded workers

How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US

New York set aside $2.1 billion for workers ineligible for government benefits. Now immigration activists are fighting to ensure an inclusive rollout.

Jun 2, 2021 / María Jesús Mora

Mahua Moitra

Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC? Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC?

The MP from West Bengal says she knows how to defeat Modi.

Jun 2, 2021 / Divya Subramanian

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Return of the Sensible Liberal The Return of the Sensible Liberal

If someone wants you six feet under, meeting in the middle still puts you three feet deep.

Jun 1, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York Times building.

The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York The ‘New York Times’ Mayoral Endorsement Fails the Voters of New York

The paper is telling voters to back one candidate, when this is a ranked-choice voting election in which New Yorkers are supposed to pick five.

Jun 1, 2021 / John Nichols

Michael Flynn

Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry? Pro-Trump Crackpots’ Talk Gets More Dangerous. Should We Worry?

The GOP’s antidemocracy agenda gets clearer by the day. Is Joe Manchin paying attention?

Jun 1, 2021 / Joan Walsh

As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans

As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans

An unprecedented effort in state legislatures across the country.

Jun 1, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Apartheid

Apartheid Apartheid

Lost links.

Jun 1, 2021 / OppArt / André Carrilho

Alice Sparkly Kat

The Astrological Is Political The Astrological Is Political

Why Alice Sparkly Kat uses postcolonial theory to read the stars.

Jun 1, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta

The Gilded Age’s Democratic Contradictions

The Gilded Age’s Democratic Contradictions The Gilded Age’s Democratic Contradictions

A new history examines how the late 19th century’s raucous party system gave way to a more sedate and exclusionary political culture that erected more and more barriers to particip...

Jun 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

100 Years Ago in Tulsa

100 Years Ago in Tulsa 100 Years Ago in Tulsa

Scenes from an American genocide.

May 31, 2021 / OppArt

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