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Lead and Copper
‘Lead and Copper’ Shows How Water Poisoning Runs Downhill
A new documentary about the Flint water crisis draws out the complexities of the problem. Read more
Nov 21, 2024
Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The Efficacy of Hate
Trump duped the working class by appealing to hate, the most primal of instincts. Can progressives respond with an attack on oligarchy? Read more
Nov 21, 2024
Charles Edward Miller (CC BY-SA 2.0)
What a Second Trump Administration Means for Medicaid
Republicans will use block grants to gut the health care program. Read more
Nov 21, 2024
Haymarket Books
Raising the Next Generation
A new book provides essays for abolitionist parents and caregivers. Read more
Nov 16, 2024
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Will Trump End or Escalate Biden’s Wars?
Stopping the killing is much easier said than done. Read more
Nov 15, 2024
Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Trump and the Dictators’ Playbook
How the former and next President could borrow from the example of others to sideline democracy. Read more
Nov 14, 2024
Netflix Removes Palestinian Stories From Its Library
The streaming giant’s move has sparked criticism from entertainment workers and activists. Read more
Nov 13, 2024
New Hanover County Public Library
When a Multi-Racial Democracy Was Violently Overthrown in America
A review of the new film 'American Coup: Wilmington 1898,' which premieres November 12 on PBS. Read more
Nov 8, 2024
Diane Nilan
Beyond the Streets: Redefining Family Homelessness in America
A new book and the three women who inspired it call for more resources for families experiencing homelessness. Read more
Nov 7, 2024
Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies
Displaced in 1948 and Today: Surviving Another Nakba and Genocide
Testimony from a ninety-one-year-old Palestinian forced out of his home. Read more
Nov 7, 2024
Joe Shlabotnik (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
A Reprieve from Unfriendly Skies?
Airlines have long treated people who use wheelchairs poorly. Maybe a $50 million kick in the shins will help put an end to that. Read more
Nov 7, 2024
Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Midwest Dispatch: Populism Gone Wrong
The narrowness of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s victory in Minnesota proves that their “soft populism” didn’t go nearly far enough. Read more
Nov 6, 2024
Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies
In Gaza, Students Yearn for Life Before War
Amid ongoing conflict, young people from Gaza share their memories of school days now lost—and their hopes for returning to their classrooms one day. Read more
Nov 5, 2024
Lawrence Jackson/Official White House Photo
Exporting Emissions is Bad Politics and Bad Climate Policy
The Harris-Walz campaign tells us we are on the way to a clean energy future—while bumping up oil and natural gas emissions. Read more
Nov 1, 2024
Yousef Dawas
Writers in Gaza Are Using Storytelling as Resistance
Nonprofit We Are Not Numbers connects Palestinian writers with Western mentors and resources. Read more
Nov 1, 2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Skullduggery in the Congo
A new documentary sheds light on how genopolitics are performed in the modern age. Read more
Nov 1, 2024
Elvert Barnes (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Despite what Trump Says, Project 2025 Will Be His Blueprint for Taking Away Our Freedoms
Project 2025 lays out a plan for a Trump Administration to censor free speech, uphold inequality, and punish dissenters. Read more
Nov 1, 2024
All-Pro Reels (CC BY-SA 2.0)
NFL Falls Short in Leveling the Hiring Playing Field
The National Football League instituted an anti-discrimination policy in 2003. More than two decades later, coaches of color continue to face systemic challenges. Read more
Oct 31, 2024
Joeff Davis
What Trump’s Plan to Deport Millions of Immigrants Will Mean for Central America
Experts in Central America say mass deportations would be catastrophic for the region—and increase the number of refugees fleeing their native countries. Read more
Oct 31, 2024
