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Randall Robinson, executive director of TransAfrica (left) with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a demonstration at the South African embassy in 1984

Remembering Randall Robinson, a Lifelong Fighter for Justice Remembering Randall Robinson, a Lifelong Fighter for Justice

The TransAfrica leader, who died in March, was an indispensable figure in the global anti-imperialist movement.

Apr 26, 2023 / Joseph F. Jordan

A Palestinian boy waves Palestinia

Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate. Israel Is Throwing a 75th Birthday Party. Palestinians Have Little to Celebrate.

While Israelis hail the 75th anniversary of their country's founding, Palestinians are preparing to mark 75 years of brutal oppression.

Apr 26, 2023 / Rashid Khalidi

Neera Tanden Confirmation Hearing To Be OMB Director Before Senate Budget Committee

Susan Rice Steps Down. Make Way for Neera Tanden. Susan Rice Steps Down. Make Way for Neera Tanden.

With Rice's resignation from Biden's Domestic Policy Council, the former Center for American Progress president and Twitter main character is likely to take her place.

Apr 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

The ChatGPt website on a tablet.

Will AI Lead to Human Extinction? Will AI Lead to Human Extinction?

We can create a world where artificial intelligence meets its spectacular promise to improve the lives of all humanity—but only if we work together.

Apr 25, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

America: Great

America: Great America: Great

Again.

Apr 25, 2023 / OppArt / Robert Hunt

Kyrsten Sinema

Arizona Democrats Want the National Party to Join Their Fight to Oust Kyrsten Sinema Arizona Democrats Want the National Party to Join Their Fight to Oust Kyrsten Sinema

Senate leaders are still trying to keep the independent happy. Arizona Dems are done with that.

Apr 25, 2023 / John Nichols

E. Jean Carroll at 2019 Glamour Women Of The Year Summit

Is Donald Trump’s Luck About to Run Out in a Manhattan Court? Is Donald Trump’s Luck About to Run Out in a Manhattan Court?

While Fani Willis deliberates and Jack Smith investigates, E. Jean Carroll finally gets her day in court.

Apr 25, 2023 / Francis Wilkinson

FBI Director Christopher Wray

The DOJ Is Using “Foreign Agents” Accusations to Repress Black Liberation Organizers The DOJ Is Using “Foreign Agents” Accusations to Repress Black Liberation Organizers

We must demand that the FBI cease invoking the Foreign Agents Registration Act to spy on and criminalize Black social justice leaders.

Apr 25, 2023 / Collin P. Poirot and Azadeh Shahshahani

BuzzFeed Jonah Peretti

BuzzFeed’s Epic Fail Is Bad News BuzzFeed’s Epic Fail Is Bad News

The shuttering of the online publication's news division is yet more evidence of a corporate landscape dangerously hostile to the act of journalism.

Apr 25, 2023 / Maria Bustillos

Anna Badkhen in Fonguja, Kenya, 2006

The World According to Anna Badkhen The World According to Anna Badkhen

A conversation with the journalist about borders, birthplaces, reporting from conflict zones, and her recent book, Bright Unbearable Reality. 

Apr 25, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lucas Iberico Lozada

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