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Teachers Turn to Study Groups for Anti-Racist Learning as History Is Whitewashed
Amid right-wing attacks on classrooms, study groups light a “fire of hope” among anti-racist educators.
Preserving Black History Has Never Been More Vital
Sites that celebrate our past are lifelines as the country braces for an administration that wants to whitewash history.
The Battle for Democracy in the US Must Take On the Military-Industrial Complex
Leftists have long had an understanding of “the deep state” that goes beyond Trump’s fearmongering conspiracy theory.
Trump Threatens to Defund Schools for Teaching US History
Education advocates implore voters to take Trump's latest comments on public schools seriously.
Legacy of John Brown’s Abolitionist Raid Lives On, 165 Years Later
Activists today can learn from John Brown’s raid on a federal arsenal and from the Black abolitionists who inspired him.
Palestine Has Mobilized a Global Movement. For It to Last We Must Get Organized.
Past solidarity movements teach us that organization is just as important as mobilization.
Radical Acts of Care: From Underground Abortions to Militant Clinic Defense
“There are deep lessons here about comradery,” says author Angela Hume.
Sheila Jackson Lee Remembered for Resisting Iraq War, Advocating for Reparations
Representative Jackson Lee has died at the age of 74 after announcing last month she had pancreatic cancer.
Palestine Has Reignited US Left Internationalism. Can We Keep the Fire Alive?
Today’s ceasefire movement builds on the internationalism of the 1960s and ’70s.
Trump Is Turning the January 6 Coup Leaders Into Fascist Martyrs
Trump’s heroization of those who led the attack on the Capitol is eerily similar to tactics used by Hitler in 1923.