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We Are Witnessing Imperial Decline in an Age of Planetary Decline
The Trump phenomenon isn’t just an American problem, it’s distinctly global.
Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
A new documentary examines the 2014 murder of Laquan McDonald and the attempted cover-up by Chicago police.
Bringing Police Torture in Chicago to the Full Light of Day
Flint Taylor's “The Torture Machine” is a personal history of the legal battle to expose Chicago's human rights abuses.
Bill 21 Is Québec’s Renewed Attempt at Legislative Intolerance
Restricting public sector workers from displaying religious symbols at work is an implicit attack on Muslims.
Trump’s Meetup With the Royals Reminds Us He Wants to Be a King
The U.S. still lives in the British colonial past. Trump is evidence of that.
Abortion Bans and the Beast the GOP Would Feed Us To
To fight abortion bans, we must confront the nature of criminalization in the U.S.
For Black Americans, “Jury of Your Peers” Is a Hollow Phrase
Systemic racism creates a chain reaction that impacts virtually every area of life for Black Americans.
Daenerys Targaryen Was Never a Liberator
“Game of Thrones” failed its fans, but Dany was never a hero.
The Real Monster in “Game of Thrones” Is Its Hidden Reactionary Ideology
There are no monsters beyond our walls. There are human beings.
Ending the Death Penalty Is One Step Toward Ending Mass Incarceration
We must replace the death penalty's punishment paradigm with a vision of true justice.