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The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement The Prison Rodeo at the Heart of Legal Enslavement

Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.

Nov 12, 2024 / Lauren Stroh

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a primary night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.

Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class

The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.

Nov 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Et Tu GOP?

Et Tu GOP? Et Tu GOP?

The ongoing attempt to kill liberty.

Nov 11, 2024 / OppArt / J.T. Williamson

Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On

Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On Here in Iowa, the Fight Goes On

In Johnson County, a record-breaking 87,012 people voted on Tuesday. Democrat Christina Bohannan beat the Republican incumbent by over 35,000 votes—just 800 shy of what she needed...

Nov 11, 2024 / Dave Leshtz

New York City Mayor Eric Adams voting in Brooklyn.

New York Passed Proposals Establishing Equality—and Greater Mayoral Control New York Passed Proposals Establishing Equality—and Greater Mayoral Control

Voters approved five of the six initiatives on the 2024 ballot, enshrining abortion rights into the state Constitution and giving Eric Adams more power in NYC.

Nov 11, 2024 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor and Alex Augenbraun

A sit-in at Cornell University's Day Hall in spring 2024.

How Cornell University Is Quietly Quelling Gaza Dissent on Campus How Cornell University Is Quietly Quelling Gaza Dissent on Campus

The university has emboldened its Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards to ban pro-Palestine protesters from campus “to protect the university community.”

Nov 11, 2024 / Aaron Fernando

The author speaks at an abortion rally in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2022.

The Election Depleted Us. Storytelling Can Revive Us. The Election Depleted Us. Storytelling Can Revive Us.

As we share our truths and witness each other’s, we build unity and community.

Nov 8, 2024 / Adrianne Wright

A protester holds a sign reading

Abortion Wins at the Ballot Box, Again—but Republicans Do Too Abortion Wins at the Ballot Box, Again—but Republicans Do Too

Voters in seven states restored, protected, or expanded the right to abortion care in their state. Many of them also voted for the man who ended Roe v. Wade.

Nov 8, 2024 / Danielle Campoamor

Reshaping the Direction of the USA

Reshaping the Direction of the USA Reshaping the Direction of the USA

Trump and Project 2025.

Nov 8, 2024 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer

Kaddish for America:

Kaddish for America: Kaddish for America:

The choice.

Nov 8, 2024

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