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.
Emily Wilder’s Firing Is No Surprise: AP Has Always Been Right-Wing
From its founding during the Mexican-American War to its reporting on Latin America today, AP’s always been quietly conservative.
In Israel’s Mixed Jewish-Palestinian Towns, Old Frustrations Boil Into Violence
A Palestinian member of Israel’s Knesset writes that dispossession, discrimination, and occupation cannot be swept under the rug.
Atlanta Mayor Punts Crime Fighting to Secret Committee
Keisha Lance Bottoms is making a risky bet that her Anti-Violence Advisory Council can heal decades of racial inequality.
The Idea That Deficit Spending Is a Burden on Our Children Is the Dumbest Propaganda
Every time the government sells a bond, it creates a liability for the government. But it also creates an asset for whoever bought it.
But What About Hamas’s Rockets?
We must be clear: What started this immediate horror was the intensification of Israel’s ethnic-cleansing campaign against Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
Can Palestinian Lives Matter?
George Floyd’s death penetrated the American imagination. Now Palestinians fight for the right to be human. Will the world see them?
Liz Cheney’s Stand Had Nothing to Do With Principle. Ask Her Sister.
Don’t expect much sincerity from the same Wyoming representative who once threw her sibling overboard for political gain.
The Business Class Has Been Fearmongering About Worker Shortages for Centuries
Our so-called staffing crisis hearkens back to the colonial era.