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Modi’s Pandemic Response in India Is Turning a Profit From Death
The murderous division of labor between the state and the people needs to be reversed.
Biden’s U-Turn on Refugees Aligns With Voter Support for Pro-Immigrant Policies
Biden bowed to pressure from his own voter base three weeks after initially resolving to keep the Trump-era refugee cap.
Facebook Board Announces Trump Remains Banned. Trump Starts His Own “Platform.”
The decision is a blow to Trump, who leans on Facebook for the massive fundraising pool it provides.
Facebook Will Announce Tomorrow Whether Trump and His Fascist Posts Can Return
Trump may be back on Facebook soon.
Progressives in Congress Should Unite to Slash Biden’s Military Budget
Progressives uniting as a block to resist out-of-control military spending would be a no-nonsense exercise of raw power.
If Biden Wants to Truly End War on Terror, He Must Release Guantánamo Prisoners
Two dozen senators have called Guantánamo a “symbol of lawlessness and human rights abuses” in a letter to Biden.
Amazon’s Anti-Union Bullying Shows Why We Need the PRO Act
The PRO Act would limit the ability of corporate bullies like Amazon to intimidate, mislead and bamboozle employees.
India and Brazil’s COVID Crises Show We Must End the Fiction of Borders
The fictions of borders and “rugged individualism” must be dismissed out of hand to confront this moment.
University of California Pushes to Militarize and Expand Its Police Force
A campus-based movement is growing in response, to abolish police presence and transform safety infrastructures.
My Child Is Incarcerated. One Second in This Unjust System Is Too Much.
Our children have been entrapped in a web of collaboration involving judges, prosecutors and police officers.