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Proud Boy Proud Boy
Exxon gets woke. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of May 24.
May 28, 2021 / Steve Brodner
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Their Extinction = Our Extinction Their Extinction = Our Extinction
The natural world is vanishing before our eyes.
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The Other Epidemic Killing Americans The Other Epidemic Killing Americans
People are dying at record rates from opioid overdoses, and harm reduction advocates are asking the Biden administration to overhaul how it deals with the crisis.
May 28, 2021 / Michelle Chen
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Alvin Bragg Is the Right Choice to Be Manhattan’s District Attorney Alvin Bragg Is the Right Choice to Be Manhattan’s District Attorney
He’s spent his career holding powerful people and interests accountable, and he’s the progressive with a real shot to win the race.
May 27, 2021 / Zephyr Teachout
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Why Is Merrick Garland’s DOJ Carrying Water for Bill Barr? Why Is Merrick Garland’s DOJ Carrying Water for Bill Barr?
One answer is that Garland, like many Biden officials, is an institutionalist, more committed to preserving institutions than fighting hard political fights.
May 26, 2021 / Elie Mystal
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Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter
What Ahmaud Arbery could have been.
May 26, 2021 / OppArt / Keith Henry Brown
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Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society Keith Ellison: On the Other Side of Criminal Justice Reform and Transformation Is a Safer Society
The attorney general who organized the prosecution of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd makes the case for police accountability.
May 26, 2021 / John Nichols
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The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy The Party of White Grievance Has Never Cared About Democracy
From the Democrats of the Civil War era to the Republicans of the Trump years, the white party has always posed the greatest threat to our political system.
May 26, 2021 / Steve Phillips
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The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase
Failing to teach what the wartime state did only emboldens the forces of misogyny and racism.
May 26, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder
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The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests The War on Palestinians Continues—Now in the Form of Mass Arrests
Israel says the campaign of mass arrests is about “law and order,” but Palestinians know it is about quashing dissent inside the state.
May 25, 2021 / Abir Kopty