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Op-Ed
GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Prevent Students From Learning About Reconstruction
Guardians of the status quo have always sought to hide Reconstruction’s unprecedented advancements for Black people.
Right-Wing Book Censorship Is an Attack on the Minds of Children
The perennial problem of too few resources for schools is now joined by a weaponized opposition to learning itself.
Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions
For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?
Funds for COVID Testing, Treatment, Vaccines Are Evaporating. Congress Must Act.
Given the sky-high military budget Congress authorized, $15 billion for COVID is barely a blip. Get it done now.
With All Eyes on Ukraine, the Fight Against Climate Change Is Falling Behind
If the world's most powerful countries don't pull together soon on climate action, we're all in the deepest of trouble.
The Ghost of Enron Haunts Joe Manchin’s Coal Fortune
For decades, Joe Manchin has been getting rich off a particularly dirty breed of coal.
Uprising for Black Lives Drove Cancellation of Joint US-Israeli Police Trainings
Ending police exchanges will help build a world where our ties are of solidarity and common pursuits for justice.
Ginni Thomas Debacle Is a Warning That Trumpism Lives On in the Halls of Power
As far as Clarence Thomas goes, recusal would be nice. Resignation in disgrace would seem more appropriate.
Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing
Putin is part of a global authoritarian movement, seeking repudiation of the right to national self-determination.
Prison Pen Pals Chip Away at the Prison-Industrial Complex One Letter at a Time
Letters are a source of hope. Policies banning physical mail are yet another attack on incarcerated people.