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NYPD officers stand by as people take part in a rally in a show of solidarity with Muslims in the U.S. at Times Square on February 19, 2017, in New York City.
Review
Racial Justice

Twenty Years Later, It Is Still Time to Dismantle the War on Terror

New book “Innocent Until Proven Muslim” demands we hold war criminals to account for decades of systemic Islamophobia.
by
Rimsha Syed,
Truthout
July 7, 2022
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Book cover for Captives: How Rikers Island Took New York City Hostage.
Interview
Prisons & Policing

We Both Were Incarcerated at Rikers Island. Now We’re Discussing Its History.

I met Jarrod Shanahan before my own sentence at Rikers. His new book details how the jail “took New York City hostage.”
by
David Campbell,
Truthout
June 9, 2022
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Author Ruth Wilson Gilmore and the cover to her book Abolition Geography: Essays Towards Liberation
Excerpt
Economy & Labor

How Can We Organize in Ways That Challenge Boundaries and Defy Exclusion?

Our organizing must be grounded in — not bounded by — local conditions, argues Ruth Wilson Gilmore.
by
Ruth Wilson Gilmore,
Verso Books
May 31, 2022
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Photos of a Murdered Native woman, Anna Marie Scott, are shown at the First Annual Red Dress Powwow, which was held to bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.
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Racial Justice

Violence of Settler Colonialism Stretches Across Generations of Native Families

“An Enemy Such as This” tells the history of colonialism from the perspective of those who suffered war and occupation.
by
David Correia,
Haymarket Books
May 30, 2022
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A demonstrator speaks in support of Black transgender lives at a rally in Foley Square on July 30, 2020, in New York City.
Interview
LGBTQ Rights

New Book Explores Why “Inclusion” Can’t Bring an End to Anti-Trans Violence

“Atmospheres of Violence” argues that the U.S. political system depends on violence against trans people.
by
Toshio Meronek,
Truthout
May 30, 2022
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Protesters take part in a rally over a hike in energy prices in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on January 5, 2022.
Interview
Politics & Elections

When Revolutionary Moments Arise Again — and They Will — What Will We Do?

When the left demobilizes the grassroots for elections, it cuts off popular forces that enable social transformation.
by
Anton Woronczuk,
Truthout
January 9, 2022
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Striking Chicago public school teachers and other unionized staff and their supporters march through the Loop on day two of their strike on October 18, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.
Excerpt
Politics & Elections

Neoliberal Era Was Rich in Revolutionary Lessons. Movements Must Learn Them.

Left movements will succeed only if they overcome the barriers faced by past struggles, writes Colin Barker.
by
Colin Barker,
Haymarket Books
January 4, 2022
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Black Panther Party members demonstrate, fists raised outside the New York City courthouse, New York, New York, on April 11, 1969.
Review
Racial Justice

For Black Panthers, Radicalization Entailed Self-Transformation

“The Brother You Choose” offers a wealth of insights into the Black Panthers’ organizing practices.
by
Arun Kundnani,
Truthout
October 5, 2020
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A marcher holds a sign that shows the Statue of Liberty with tears running down her face during the Women's March in the borough of Manhattan in NY on January 18, 2020.
Interview
Reproductive Rights

Under Trump, a Decade of Anti-Abortion Momentum May Overturn “Roe”

With the judiciary stacked with Trump appointees, understanding anti-abortion tactics is key to fighting back.
by
Samantha Borek,
Truthout
March 15, 2020
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Anti-abortion demonstrators listen to President Trump as he speaks at the 47th annual "March for Life" in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2020.
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Reproductive Rights

The Trump Administration Is a Culmination of the Right’s Efforts to End “Roe”

Trump’s dedication to anti-abortion views has made an opening for overturning “Roe v. Wade.”
by
Robin Marty &
Jessica Mason Pieklo,
Ig Publishing
March 12, 2020
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