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Kevin Johnson Is Set to Be Executed Tuesday. Will Missouri Stay Execution?
Family members, lawmakers and advocates are urging Missouri’s governor to grant Johnson clemency.
Knowledge of Asian American Histories Strengthens Fight Against Racist Violence
Scholar Catherine Ceniza Choy discusses the histories -- and futures -- of Asian Americans.
Educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade: Teachers Must Fight Inequality, Not Create It
Schools typically see children as broken and try to fix them, but it’s our schools and society that is broken.
“You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train”: Remembering Howard Zinn at 100
“To be neutral … is to collaborate with whatever is going on, to allow it to happen.”
As Settler Colonialism and Genocide Continue, So Too Does Indigenous Resistance
Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about Thanksgiving and the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.
We Are Running Out of Time to Use Failing Strategies Against the Climate Crisis
Author Peter Gelderloos describes the limits of governmental and market solutions and argues for bottom-up insurgency.
Will Iranian Protests Grow Into a “Nationwide Revolution” Despite Crackdown?
The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss a proposal to establish a fact-finding mission on the crackdown.
Chomsky: US Sanctions on Iran Don’t Support the Protests, They Deepen Suffering
The sanctions harm the Iranian economy, causing enormous suffering. But that has been the U.S. goal for over 40 years.
COP27 Is Over But Alaa Abd El-Fattah Remains a Political Prisoner
El-Fattah’s mother and sister discuss his health, his case, his family and his hopes for freedom.
5 Dead in Colorado LGBTQ Club Shooting on Eve of Transgender Day of Remembrance
Denver mayoral candidate Leslie Herod describes a “clear connection” between hateful rhetoric and anti-LGBTQ violence.