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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

The End of the American Century

The End of the American Century The End of the American Century

Marked by disease, endless wars, and a dying planet, the American empire is finally reaching its decline.

Jun 19, 2020 / Tom Engelhardt

For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards

For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards For ‘Police Accountability With Teeth,’ Citizens Demand Elected and Empowered Oversight Boards

Activists from Seattle to New York argue that elected boards and special prosecutors are vital to addressing police violence.

Jun 18, 2020 / John Nichols

Activists holding signs that spell out

Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening Roberts’s DACA Ruling Had Nothing to Do With His Own Moral Awakening

Instead, it had everything to do with Trump’s incompetence.

Jun 18, 2020 / Elie Mystal

It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team

It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team It’s Time for Roger Goodell to Change the Name of the Washington Football Team

As statues topple across the country, it’s time to change the name of the NFL’s most racist brand.

Jun 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans Deadly Heat Is Killing Americans

A decade of inaction on climate change has put even more lives at risk.

Jun 18, 2020 / Dean Russell, Elisabeth Gawthrop, Veronica Penney, Ali Raj, and Bridget Hickey

Jim Bouton

Remembering Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’ Remembering Jim Bouton’s ‘Ball Four’

The former Yankees pitcher’s 1970 tell-all has gone down as one of the best sports books of all time.

Jun 18, 2020 / Robert Lipsyte

Nahua indigenous women

Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish Latinxs Don’t Need to Speak Spanish

Julián Castro and AOC have recently amplified a dialogue on Latinx identity and language. The conversation should also acknowledge groups that don’t traditionally speak Spanish.

Jun 18, 2020 / Jack Herrera

Doctor picking up a vial

The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People The Covid-19 Vaccine Should Belong to the People

The US government has the authority under existing law to break patent monopolies.

Jun 18, 2020 / Ady Barkan and Zain Rizvi

It’s Been a Long Time Coming

It’s Been a Long Time Coming It’s Been a Long Time Coming

“A Change Is Gonna Come” (song recorded by Sam Cooke in 1964).

Jun 18, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

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