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Op-Ed
Ron DeSantis’s Attack on Black Studies Is Textbook Proto-Fascism
Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, has effectively declared war on the Black freedom movement.
On 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War’s End, We Must Not Forget Its Brutality
Although the war is over, trauma remains for many Vietnamese people, and the fight against imperialism rages on.
House GOP Is Passing Bills Based on Outright Lies About “Pro-Choice Violence”
Meanwhile, clinics are getting firebombed and assaults against abortion providers increased by 720 percent since 2018.
11 Months Out to the 2024 Primaries, Trump Struggles to Stay Relevant
Even Ivanka wants nothing to do with the Trump 2024 campaign.
Davos 2023 Showed Us a Ruling Class Incapable of Resolving Global Crises
Uncertainty and fractures among the lords of transnational capital were on display at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Grad Students and Faculty Don’t Want to Work for Fossil Fuel Industry Anymore
University researchers should not be forced or even allowed to produce biased data for the fossil fuel industry.
As the Public Focuses on Book Bans, the Right Is Quietly Defunding Libraries
To protect libraries, we need to fight defunding as hard as we fight book bans.
We Need to Build an Abortion Rights Movement That Demands More Than “Roe”
Abortion access can’t be left in the hands of the Democratic Party. We must wage this struggle in the streets too.
We Need Art That Helps Us Imagine the World We Want to Win Post-“Roe”
Art takes us into possible futures where we have the right to determine our sexual and reproductive lives with dignity.
Let’s Abolish Systems That Criminalize and Punish Survivors of Abuse
U.S. courts often reject domestic and sexual violence as legitimate justifications for self-defense.