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5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong 5 Years After Colin Kaepernick Refused to Stand, We Still Get the Story Wrong
More important than the man who took the knee is the movement he helped launch.
Aug 19, 2021 / Dave Zirin
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The New Variant The New Variant
The Covid pandemic continues to disproportionately affect communities of color.
Aug 18, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill
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Governor Cuomo Resigns Governor Cuomo Resigns
Eleven women accused Cuomo of sexual assault and harassment.
Aug 17, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
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Ditched Ditched
Spilling the beans. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 9.
Aug 13, 2021 / Steve Brodner
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Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder Extreme Heat Is Making Farmworkers’ Dangerous Jobs Even Harder
In California, migrant workers in the country on H-2A visas are laboring through heat, atrocious housing, and other afflictions.
Aug 13, 2021 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
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At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest. At Risk in Israel’s Backlash Against Ben and Jerry’s? The Right to Protest.
Israel’s push to punish the ice cream company is part of a larger offensive against Palestine activists—one that mirrors the broader right-wing assault on social justice movements.
Aug 11, 2021 / Amira Mattar
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Do We Need Police? Do We Need Police?
A former police lieutenant debates an abolitionist.
Aug 11, 2021 / The Debate / Diane Goldstein and Jasson Perez
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The Capitol Insurrection Was a… “Love Fest”? The Capitol Insurrection Was a… “Love Fest”?
Trump and the GOP attempt to rewrite history.
Aug 10, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
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Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience Biden’s Eviction Moratorium Is a Rare Act of Presidential Civil Disobedience
The Supreme Court will almost certainly strike down the moratorium, but the president’s decision to heed the call of Cori Bush was the right and righteous thing to do.
Aug 9, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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America Loves Guns America Loves Guns
Gun sales in USA reach record highs.
Aug 9, 2021 / OppArt / Collin Mura-smith