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Thanksgiving
Native Organizers Celebrate Solidarity, Grieve Losses and Work to Reduce Harm
“We're connected to each other and these liberation fights across the globe,” says Ashley Crystal Rojas.
As Settler Colonialism and Genocide Continue, So Too Does Indigenous Resistance
Lakota historian Nick Estes talks about Thanksgiving and the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.
Thanksgiving Can Never Be Redeemed From Its Colonial Past. Let’s Abolish It.
The work of decolonization means refusing the banal evil of Thanksgiving.
Tribe That Helped Pilgrims Survive First Thanksgiving Regrets It 400 Years Later
The Wampanoags are bracing for the 400th anniversary of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621.
Not Everyone Is Feasting. Food Insecurity Is Much Higher Than Before COVID.
This is a crisis — magnified by the pandemic — not of food-production failures but of skyrocketing inequality.
Massive COVID Surge Rattles Europe, Putting US at Risk Ahead of Thanksgiving
We are not finished with this yet, and it’s time to harden ourselves to this truth.
As COVID Spikes, It’s Normal to Feel Helpless. Let’s Turn Fear to Activism.
This will be a long, hard winter. Let’s also make it a busy one.
Hundreds of Thousands of Students Traveled Home This Week Amid COVID Spike
Masking, social distancing and single-household celebrations are key to stopping new outbreaks.
Nurse: “We Are Screaming at the Top of Our Lungs and So Few Are Listening”
Medical workers are scared. COVID is spreading. We need public mourning and acts of solidarity.
4 in 10 Americans Plan to Defy CDC Guidelines on Thanksgiving
Millions of Americans have already ventured through airports over the past weekend, the TSA reported.