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Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

Alec Karakatsanis Calls Out the News Cycle’s Focus on Petty Theft Rather than Its Root Causes

By Alec Karakatsanis | April 18, 2025

The Invisible Women, Immigrants, and Poor Americans of The Great Depression

The Invisible Women, Immigrants, and Poor Americans of The Great Depression

Dana Frank Excavates the Stories of the Forgotten in an America That Needs to Hear Them Today

By Dana Frank | October 9, 2024

Priya Guns on Writing in Times of Crisis

Priya Guns on Writing in Times of Crisis

“No, it’s never just right when our work is commodified. People speak for themselves.”

By Priya Guns | January 12, 2024

Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

Legacies Both Ragged and Rich: Michelle Tea on Poverty and the American Family

"Growing up within the poorer half of our country is my history."

By Michelle Tea | October 3, 2023

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

Philosophy is for Everyone: A Conversation with Arianne Shahvisi

Arguing for a Better World Talks to Mira Ptacin About the Intersection of Philosophy and Social Justice">The Author of Arguing for a Better World Talks to Mira Ptacin About the Intersection of Philosophy and Social Justice

By Mira Ptacin | August 8, 2023

Why the Left Needs Organized Labor

Why the Left Needs Organized Labor

Raina Lipsitz on the Growing Coalition Between Progressive Americans and Unions

By Raina Lipsitz | October 3, 2022

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Here’s everything you need to know about the “So You Want to Talk About” Instagram controversy.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 13, 2021

The Change You Want to See: From Free Meals to Good Books, Doing the Work in Jersey

The Change You Want to See: From Free Meals to Good Books, Doing the Work in Jersey

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Ibram X. Kendi is resurrecting the country's first abolitionist newspaper for 2021.

Ibram X. Kendi is resurrecting the country's first abolitionist newspaper for 2021.

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On Working as a Black Journalist and an Advocate for the Black Lives Matter Movement

On Working as a Black Journalist and an Advocate for the Black Lives Matter Movement

Janna A. Zinzi on Justice, Censorship, and Activism

By Janna A. Zinzi | February 10, 2021

Maika and Maritza Moulite on What Real Allyship Looks Like

Maika and Maritza Moulite on What Real Allyship Looks Like

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Elle Hearns on Leading a Movement for Black Trans Lives

Elle Hearns on Leading a Movement for Black Trans Lives

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By Change Lab | December 17, 2020

On Louise Erdrich, and Salvaging Wisdom From Absurdity and Injustice

On Louise Erdrich, and Salvaging Wisdom From Absurdity and Injustice

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By James P. Lenfestey | July 6, 2020

In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

In the 1960s, the US Decided My Tribe Was No Longer a Nation

Ada Deer on Her Mother's Fight for Menominee Sovereignty

By Ada Deer | October 30, 2019

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