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Ruth Wilson Gilmore Makes the Case for AbolitionInterceptedGuest host Chenjerai Kumanyika speaks with abolitionist Ruth Wilson Gilmore in a special two-part podcast episode.
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Bill de Blasio Promised to Change the NYPD. His Courage Failed Him, and Us.Alice SperiNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ran as a progressive — but he was never really committed to racial justice or police reform.
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Police Attacks on Protesters With “Less Than Lethal” Weapons Result in Life-Threatening InjuriesJordan SmithPeople demonstrating on the streets, or following along online, don’t need studies to know that less-lethal weaponry isn’t safe — particularly in crowds.
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As Calls to Defund the Police Grow Louder, Joe Biden Wants to Give Them More MoneyAlice SperiPresumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called for an additional $300 million in federal funds for police.
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How the Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Is Trying to Hijack Anti-Racist Protests for a Race WarMehdi HasanThe real terror threat comes not from anti-fascists in black masks, but from actual fascists in Hawaiian shirts.
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A Bumpy Road for Progressives in West VirginiaAída ChávezStephen Smith’s “West Virginia Can’t Wait” campaign for governor fell short, but Paula Jean Swearingen for Senate and 34 others picked up primary wins.
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Systemic Racism Poses a Far Greater Public Health Threat Than Protests Against Police ViolenceSharon LernerWhatever impacts the protests have on coronavirus infection rates, they won’t match the massive measurable health toll of racism on communities of color.
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Iowa Quietly Passes Its Third Ag-Gag Bill After Constitutional ChallengesAlleen BrownThe bill would create a new crime called “food operation trespass,” in yet another attempt to penalize activists for uncovering conditions at factory farms.
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Fears of Vote Splitting, Sanders Endorsement Scramble Bronx Congressional RaceRyan Grim, Matthew Cunningham-CookBernie Sanders endorsed Samelys López, who polled at 2 percent in a recent poll that shows Rubén Díaz Sr., who has a record of homophobia, narrowly leading.
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Facebook Pitched New Tool Allowing Employers to Suppress Words Like “Unionize” in Workplace Chat ProductLee FangFacebook Workplace is used by employers as large as Walmart. The new tool would allow “content control” to prevent certain topics from trending internally.
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Echoes of the 1917 East St. Louis “Race Riot” in Today’s UprisingsKeisha N. BlainWhile little known, the events of the summer of 1917 represent a significant moment that bears striking similarities to contemporary developments.
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The Abrupt, Radical Reversal in How Public Health Experts Now Speak About the Coronavirus and Mass GatheringsGlenn GreenwaldIs the change in posture about the coronavirus based on science or political ideology?
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Is It Time to Defund the Police?DeconstructedBlack Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors thinks it’s time to end policing as we know it.
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