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The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation

For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.

Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix

Free Britney

Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney Abolish Guardianship, Preserve the Rights of Disabled People, and Free Britney

Stripping a person of their legal rights is inherently dangerous and dehumanizing.

Mar 6, 2021 / Sara Luterman

Contemplation of Justice

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters The Supreme Court Is Poised to Find New Ways to Disenfranchise Black Voters

If the court gives the go-ahead to two new, blatantly discriminatory voting laws, we can say goodbye to free and fair elections.

Mar 5, 2021 / Elie Mystal

ex-felon registers to vote in Florida

Why Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Reform Now Why Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Reform Now

It’s the best way to stop the GOP’s accelerating voter suppression strategy—and to continue the fight for criminal justice reform.

Mar 5, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Covid Memorial

Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead

Beware the light at the end of the tunnel…

Mar 4, 2021 / Mike Davis for The Nation

Oakland

Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True Trump Made His ‘American Carnage’ Fever Dream True

In the US, 500,000 people are dead, but the toll is higher and Covid is but one measure of public health.

Mar 3, 2021 / Matt Nelson

Woke

Woke Woke

Fighting for justice.

Mar 3, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill

Terry Dewayne Smith vigil

A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable

On March 1 every year, communities gather to read aloud the names of disabled people killed by their caregivers.

Mar 1, 2021 / Sara Luterman

Cutting Down Our Future

Cutting Down Our Future Cutting Down Our Future

No infinite growth on a finite planet.

Feb 26, 2021 / OppArt / Michele Guieu

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS Why Xavier Becerra Is a Smart Pick to Run HHS

As California’s attorney general, he fought to strengthen his state’s social safety net—which we must do nationally if we are to improve public health and lick the coronavirus.

Feb 26, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

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