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To End Mass Shootings, We Need to Change the Deeper Structure of Life in the US
Resistance is the only option, and it has to be educational, structural, bold and disruptive.
Native Hawaiians Are Confronting the Legacies of “Indian Boarding Schools”
The inclusion of institutions from Hawaii in a new report on colonial boarding schools raises important questions.
Idaho’s GOP Voters Push Back Against Trump’s Picks
If Trump’s star begins to wane in the GOP, what happened in Idaho will likely be seen as a turning point.
In Debates Over Prison Closures, Don’t Prioritize “Economic Impact” Over Lives
Towns that rely on a system that criminalizes and cages human beings need to rethink how their economies are organized.
Thanks to Republicans and Manchin, We May Get Only “Prayers” as Children Die
There have been more than 550 school shootings in the U.S. since Columbine. There are more guns than people in the U.S.
It’s Trump vs. Pence in Georgia, Though Neither Is on the Ballot
Georgia's primaries bring Trump's likely 2024 run into focus.
Trumpist Perdue Seems Poised to Lose Georgia to Brian Kemp
We must always condemn Trumpists -- and their GOP opponents, too. Perdue and Kemp are key examples in these primaries.
The Drug War Drives Exploitation. We Need Drug Regulation, Not Criminalization.
Legal regulation is a better path forward than either drug-related mass criminalization or a commercial free-for-all.
Electric Cars and Lithium Extraction Threaten to Drive Even More Climate Harm
Colonial policies of resource extraction are wreaking environmental havoc in poor countries that pollute the least.
Supply Chain Failures Prove Growing Need for Localized Economies
The pandemic showed that localized economies are better equipped to respond to the needs of their communities.