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Woman holds up needle and vial of vaccine

The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free The Choice to Vaccinate Has Never Been Free

To increase vaccination rates, then, America doesn’t just need free Covid vaccines—we need free health care.

Aug 11, 2021 / Rhea Boyd

Ben and Jerry's sign

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

Solidarity With Charlottesville Rallies Are Held Across The Country, In Wake Of Death After Alt Right Rally Last Week

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

Andrew Cuomo Resigns

Cuomo Resigns! Cuomo Resigns!

The politician who governed without mercy does not deserve any now.

Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Ross Barkan

Senator Chuck Schumer and President Joe Biden

“Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats” “Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats”

Democratic Senate candidates are demanding that their party’s caucus stop compromising on filibuster reform, infrastructure, voting rights, and budgets.

Aug 10, 2021 / John Nichols

Love Fest Image

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

A portrait of Dora Maria Tellez.

The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua The Arrest of Dora María Téllez Marks a New Low for Nicaragua

One of the beliefs that animated the Central American solidarity movement then was that we were not powerless. We are not powerless now, either.

Aug 10, 2021 / Column / Linda Mannheim

Red Nation

The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back The Red Nation Wants Its Land Back

The Indigenous-led leftist collective is committed to freeing the world from capitalism and colonialism.

Aug 10, 2021 / Cecilia Nowell

Raven Saunders

Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics Despite the Ban, Protest Emerges at the Olympics

The IOC’s efforts to quell visible dissent failed. 

Aug 10, 2021 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism

Male chauvinists launched a campaign to humiliate An San, a 20-year-old archer. Instead of giving in, she won another gold. 

Aug 9, 2021 / Lee Hyun Choi

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