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For His Accusers to Get Justice, Andrew Cuomo's Impeachment Must Go On
The decision to halt Cuomo's impeachment would be a blow to accountability — and leave the door open for Cuomo to return to politics.
Natasha Lennard
Natasha Lennard is a columnist for The Intercept. Her work has appeared in The Nation, Bookforum, and the New York Times, among others. She is the associate director of the Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism graduate program at the New School for Social Research in New York. She is the author of “Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life.”
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The Problem Isn't Just Cuomo, It's the System That Made Him
Patriarchal violence in New York politics and beyond will not come to an end with the removal of a small number of predatory perpetrators, however powerful.
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The Incredible Cynicism of GOP Support for #FreeBritney
Britney Spears's struggle is against patriarchal control and economic exploitation — which are core Republican values.
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Miami Building Collapse Shows Tragic Costs of Neoliberal Deregulation
From London's Grenfell fire to Miami’s Champlain Towers South, politicians need to be held to account for gutting regulations that could mitigate disasters.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Wants to Defund Florida Universities That Teach Anti-Racism
DeSantis signed a law to track political beliefs at universities — and threatened budget cuts for those he doesn't like.
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The G7 Upheld Vaccine Apartheid. Officials From the “Global South” Are Pushing Back.
A summit of government ministers is trying to tackle the inequities of Covid-19 vaccine distribution that could cost millions of lives.
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Rhode Island Coalition Pushes Most Equitable Legal Cannabis Regulations Yet
Ahead of inevitable national legalization, Rhode Island activists urge the state to right the wrongs of the war on drugs.
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Imprisoned Anti-Fascist Activist Says Federal Guards Let White Supremacists Beat Him
Eric King’s civil rights lawsuit alleges a pattern of abuse by Bureau of Prison guards across several facilities.
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"Woke" CIA Ad Is No Reason to Throw Out the Language of Liberation
Opponents of "wokeness" want to declare anti-racist struggle dead, but co-optation doesn't determine the radical usefulness of a concept.
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Sex Work Prosecution Changes in New York Are a Welcome Step — but Not Enough
The idea of a clean divide between the innocent and exploited versus the guilty exploiters is fantastical cop ideology.