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Black Liberty

Black Liberty Black Liberty

Black America is America.

Jul 5, 2022 / OppArt / Robin McCarthy

A demonstrator waves a Palestine flag and an American flag

Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans. Want to Give Israelis Seamless Travel? First You Have To Recognize Arab Americans as Americans.

For years, the State Department has failed to protect Arab Americans from mistreatment at the Israel-Palestine border. Now’s not the time to ignore that.

Jul 5, 2022 / James Zogby

ASHAs hold a sign protesting low pay.

The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike

More than a million Accredited Social Health Activists, all of whom are female, were on the front lines of rural India’s Covid response. Now they are fighting for higher pay and be...

Jul 5, 2022 / Sanket Jain

When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out

When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out When Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank Came Out

An excerpt from Smahtguy, a graphic biography.

Jul 5, 2022 / Feature / Eric Orner

4th of July: GunDependence Day?

4th of July: GunDependence Day? 4th of July: GunDependence Day?

According to the Gun Violence Archive, in 2022, as of June 27 there have been 9,663 gun deaths, 18,261 gun injuries, and 292 mass shootings.

Jul 4, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Chesa Boudin Recall

What Chesa Boudin’s Recall Means for Children With Incarcerated Parents What Chesa Boudin’s Recall Means for Children With Incarcerated Parents

If we want to seriously reform our criminal justice system, we need to listen to those who have felt the human costs of incarceration.

Jul 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Owen Mortner

Catastrophe

Catastrophe Catastrophe

Coming to a point.

Jul 1, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs

Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs

The president loves the system far too much to fix it.

Jul 1, 2022 / Jeet Heer

March for Our Lives

Militarizing Schools Isn’t the Answer to Gun Violence Militarizing Schools Isn’t the Answer to Gun Violence

We’ll soon graduate a generation of young people who may have trouble reading and writing and adding but will be experts at ducking and covering.

Jul 1, 2022 / StudentNation / William Astore

How Paula Rego’s Abortion Pictures Changed the Conversation

How Paula Rego’s Abortion Pictures Changed the Conversation How Paula Rego’s Abortion Pictures Changed the Conversation

When well-meaning critics described her subjects as downtrodden, Rego shot back, “These women are not victims.”

Jul 1, 2022 / Margaret Spillane

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