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Study Shows How Strict Voter ID Laws Suppress Voting by People of Color
The courts have found that voter ID laws intentionally discriminate against voters of color.
A Feminism for the 99 Percent: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the March 8 Women’s Strike
The March 8 women's strike will highlight the ways women continue to suffer economically from misogyny and sexism.
“Decade of Betrayal”: How the US Expelled More Than a Half Million US Citizens to Mexico in the 1930s
This is not the first time people of Mexican descent have been demonized.
Gaza and Yemen: The Forgotten Sieges
Blockades targeted at civilians are prohibited under humanitarian law — except for when it comes to Yemen and Gaza.
A Risk of Genocide: Protecting Amazon Peoples Endangered by Petroleum Exploration in Bolivia
The area of oil extraction in Bolivia has increased from 3 million hectares in 2007 to more than 31 million.
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The Dutch City That Offered Refugees a Permanent Home
By the time new refugees to Zaandam could apply for residency status in Europe, their neighbors didn't want them to leave.
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Black Genealogies of Power: Seven Maxims for Resistance in the Trump Years
These seven maxims of power culled from the Black radical tradition can help guide the fight against Trumpism.
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The Art of the Trumpaclysm: How the US Invaded, Occupied and Remade Itself
The US may have failed to invade, occupy and remake Iraq in its own image, but it seems to have remade itself with remarkable success.
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Double Punishment: After Prison, Moms Face Legal Battles to Reunite With Kids
Incarcerated parents — usually mothers — have to meet formidable benchmarks to avoid permanently losing custody.
Throughout History, the Powerless Have Fought With Words for Liberation
The “Verso Book of Dissent” offers a mosaic of dissenting voices through four millennia of world history in one volume.