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Portrait of a Radical Swarm

Portrait of a Radical Swarm Portrait of a Radical Swarm

From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, Accra Shepp's protest photographs have dissolved the boundaries between the individual and the collective.

Apr 29, 2022 / Salamishah Tillet

The War on America

The War on America The War on America

Oh mother!

Apr 29, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner

Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner

Griner’s supporters should use the activism of Reed’s parents as a road map.

Apr 29, 2022 / Dave Zirin

The Supreme Court Has Just Invented a New Way to Harass Vulnerable People

The Supreme Court Has Just Invented a New Way to Harass Vulnerable People The Supreme Court Has Just Invented a New Way to Harass Vulnerable People

In a landmark ruling, the six conservatives ruled to limit people’s ability to recover damages after they’ve faced discrimination—thus making it easier to discriminate.

Apr 29, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Destructive Grip

Destructive Grip Destructive Grip

Is environmental collapse good for the economy?

Apr 29, 2022 / OppArt / Cristián Pietrapiana

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks before he signed legislation that supports the states work to expand mental health services and behavioral health housing

A New Intervention in California’s Mental Health Crisis A New Intervention in California’s Mental Health Crisis

Proposed mental health courts under the CARE program would mandate treatment for severely impaired people.

Apr 29, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

How Covid Revealed the Folly of Our Child Protection System

How Covid Revealed the Folly of Our Child Protection System How Covid Revealed the Folly of Our Child Protection System

Despite predictions of an epidemic of child abuse, the temporary shutdown of the child welfare system showed us the promise of a radically different approach.

Apr 29, 2022 / Dorothy Roberts

Stephanie Byers stands outside her office, wearing beaded earrings and a nametag decorated with a trans flag sticker.

Kansas’s First Trans Legislator Isn’t Going Anywhere Kansas’s First Trans Legislator Isn’t Going Anywhere

Stephanie Byers is vowing to keep trans kids safe—and some of her Republican colleagues aren’t on board.

Apr 29, 2022 / Q&A / Sophie Hurwitz

US-HEALTH-VIRUS-EPIDEMIC

The Biden Administration Is Leaving the States to Deal With Covid on Their Own The Biden Administration Is Leaving the States to Deal With Covid on Their Own

Public Health Emergency measures are slated to end in July—and with them, coverage for millions of Americans.

Apr 29, 2022 / Aída Chávez

Indiana University Graduate Workers

Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition Graduate Workers at Indiana University Are on Strike and Fighting for Recognition

The IU administration believes our work is marginal to the functioning of the university. Only a union can push back.

Apr 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Christopher Agostino

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