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America’s Toxic Prisons: The Environmental Injustices of Mass Incarceration
U.S. prisons may be largely hidden from sight, but their environmental toxicity spreads far beyond their walls.
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To Be “Nobody” Is to Be Considered Disposable
Marc Lamont Hill lays out the thinking and history that has led to so many people being deemed disposable today in the US.
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Déjà vu All Over Again: Racism, Poverty and Militarism 50 Years Later
What would Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. think of the changes in the US over the past five decades?
Fearing for My Life During a Traffic Stop: Rising Police Violence in the Borderlands
Near the US-Mexico border, you can be detained at gunpoint for driving without your headlights on — especially if you're Brown.
Feminism Must Be Lived: An Interview With Sara Ahmed
A feminist vision of freedom has to be about freedom for all, says Sara Ahmed, author of “Living a Feminist Life.”
“Repair the Damage From the Drug War”: Susan Burton on a New Way of Life to End Mass Incarceration
Two leading voices in the fight against mass incarceration: Michelle Alexander and Susan Burton discuss Jeff Sessions and the war on drugs.
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Four Not-So-Easy Ways to Dismantle Racism in the Food System
Our food system is built on stolen land and exploited labor. Here's what we can do to fix it.
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Motherhood and Marginalization: The Oppressive History of the Birth Industry
Women of color cannot receive culturally competent care from a birth industry that is overwhelmingly white.
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Waging War Against a Mythical Crime Wave, Sessions Ramps Up War on Drugs
There is no doubt that this move is a painful regression — one that could reverberate for years to come for thousands of Americans.
Trump’s Remark on Andrew Jackson Was a Dog Whistle for White Nationalists
As a slavery-supporting perpetrator of genocide, Jackson is the darling of fascists who fantasize about an all-white US.