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GOP’s Strategy for 2020 Election Looks Like an All-Out Assault on Voting Rights
The Republican Party and its allies are taking an “all-of-the-above” approach to restrict voting as much as possible.
Trump’s Military Response to Protests Highlights His Authoritarianism
This is a wake-up call for those who think Trump is merely embarrassing when compared to a Hitler or a Mussolini.
Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
From Vermont to California, activists are finding pathways to upend “the other death sentence”: life without parole.
Bloomberg’s Public Education Legacy Is a Case Study in Disastrous Privatization
Bloomberg’s education record is far from progressive.
Trump’s Homelessness Czar Seeks to Further Criminalize the Homeless
Robert Marbut has urged localities to stop “enabling” the homeless by providing free meals on city streets.
Faced With Climate Disaster, Australian Prime Minister Plans to Open Coal Mine
Coal from the project could generate nearly 5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, a report warns.
Uganda Official Threatens to Try to Resurrect Death Penalty for Homosexuality
The legacy of British imperial rule and American evangelizing have combined to create a climate of rampant homophobia.
Wall Street Beware: The Public Banking Movement Is Coming for You
There's a budding movement in the U.S. that's reimagining banking in a way that truly serves the public.
Eight LGBTQ-Led Social Justice Struggles the Corporate Media Missed in 2018
Queer and trans people organized in 2018 to curb capitalism, end deportations and challenge police violence.
The Haitian Uprising Was Spurred On by More Than Just a Fuel Price Hike
CounterSpin interview with Jocelyn McCalla, director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights, on Haiti's uprising.