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A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country

A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country A ‘Just Transition’ Clean Energy Revolution Can Be a Boon for West Virginia—and the Country

The Mountain State can be ground zero for America’s transition to a new, green economy.

Apr 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States

Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States Betsy DeVos Takes Her Assault on Public Schools Back to the States

A DeVos-backed group is pouring money into a statewide education race in Wisconsin, which will be decided Tuesday.

Apr 6, 2021 / John Nichols

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The Blue Wall of Silence Is Crumbling Around Derek Chauvin The Blue Wall of Silence Is Crumbling Around Derek Chauvin

For one of the first times in memory, police are testifying against one of their own. But will it lead to an actual conviction?

Apr 6, 2021 / Elie Mystal

American Pandemic

American Pandemic American Pandemic

Locked and loaded.

Apr 6, 2021 / OppArt / Rob Rogers

Syria protest

How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools How to Avoid the Anti-Imperialism of Fools

The logic of “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” is a recipe for empty cynicism.

Apr 6, 2021 / Gilbert Achcar

MLB All Star Game Georgia

Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0 Baseball Says No to Jim Crow 2.0

Major League Baseball is a conservative institution. It speaks volumes that it moved the All-Star Game from Brian Kemp’s Georgia.

Apr 6, 2021 / Dave Zirin

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Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board Biden Is Rebuilding the National Labor Relations Board

A new report shows why the president had no choice but to fire the Trump-appointed general counsel of the NLRB.

Apr 6, 2021 / Lynn Rhinehart

Nation Poetry

Ann Arbor doesn’t need streetlights Ann Arbor doesn’t need streetlights

Black ass is obvious at 2:00AM on Geddes Avenue. Should I blame N my thighs, sheering denim to skin windows? Or these cornbread- N cultivated hips Clifton passed on to me that seem…

Apr 6, 2021 / Poems / Courtney Faye Taylor

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Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay Saving Lives and Going Hungry: NYC Ambulance Workers Demand Higher Pay

EMTs and paramedics have been protesting low wages and disrespect from the New York City government since the 1980s.

Apr 6, 2021 / Martha Pskowski

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx Anti-Facts and Anti-Vaxx

Why would I take the vaccine when I’ve already injected myself with bleach?

Apr 6, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

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