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Early Voting in NYC

Voter Suppression Isn’t Just a Problem Down South Voter Suppression Isn’t Just a Problem Down South

Three measures on the ballot tomorrow give New Yorkers the chance to defend and extend access to the ballot right here at home.

Nov 1, 2021 / India Walton

Rohit Chopra

When Critical Race Theory Met the CFPB… at a Toyota Dealer When Critical Race Theory Met the CFPB… at a Toyota Dealer

Like CRT, disparate impact theory is a right-wing target—and a powerful tool for fighting racism in lending.

Nov 1, 2021 / Tom Gogola

Activists protest COP 26

This Is the Decade to Reduce Emissions This Is the Decade to Reduce Emissions

At this week’s climate negotiations in Glasgow, countries must get serious about detailing their plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov 1, 2021 / Tina Gerhardt

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

Black people own just 2 percent of farmland in the United States. A decades-long history of loan denials at the USDA is a major reason why.

Nov 1, 2021 / Feature / Kali Holloway

The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism

The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism The History of the United States as the History of Capitalism

What gets lost when we view the American past as primarily a story about capitalism? 

Nov 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Steven Hahn

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) with Snowball on Senate Floor.

Stop Trying to Find Magic Words to Convince Climate Opponents Stop Trying to Find Magic Words to Convince Climate Opponents

Enemies of climate action don’t need to be convinced. They need to be removed from power.

Oct 31, 2021 / Mary Annaïse Heglar

Stop the Steal rally

Are We Ready for the Next Trump-Led Coup? Are We Ready for the Next Trump-Led Coup?

A succession of societies in the grip of a traumatic loss of global power have suffered coups, successful or not—and that includes the United States.

Oct 30, 2021 / Alfred McCoy

Allegedly Cuomo T-Shirt

Should Andrew Cuomo Go To Jail for “Forcible Touching”? Should Andrew Cuomo Go To Jail for “Forcible Touching”?

Why not ask the 21 men—mostly Black or brown—currently locked up for the same crime?

Oct 29, 2021 / Alexis Grenell

Status Coup

Status Coup Status Coup

Two points for Merrick. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of October 25.

Oct 29, 2021 / Steve Brodner

President Joe Biden and Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote Blame Manchin and Sinema for the Delay on the Infrastructure Vote

The Dysfunctional Duo have been gaslighting, not negotiating, on the Build Back Better plan. Progressives were right to demand a vote on the bill, not a “framework.”

Oct 29, 2021 / Joan Walsh

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