Supreme Court to Hear Case on E.P.A.’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions

Adam Liptak New York Times
The case, brought by Republican-led states and coal companies, could frustrate the Biden administration’s efforts to address climate change. This is the equivalent of an earthquake around the country for those who care deeply about the climate issue

Langston Hughes Was a Lifelong Socialist

Billy Anania Jacobin
In the 30s and 40s, Langston Hughes wrote poetic tributes to the working class and socialist leaders worldwide. Some critics allege he abandoned his principles later in life, but they ignore the role of McCarthyist oppression and Hughes’s resistance.

Locked Up and Left to Die

Michael Barajas, Sophie Novack Texas Observer
In Texas, dying in jail is “par for the course.”

60 Years of Spartacus

Phil Butland International Socialism
On 6 October 1960, the film Spartacus opened in New York City’s DeMille Theatre. Time Magazine celebrated “a new kind of Hollywood movie: a superspectacle with spiritual vitality and moral force.”

Is the Window for System Change Closing?

Jamila Hodge The Crime Report
Some people think that building an alternative to our current harmful system means starting from scratch; but that’s far from the truth. Innovative, community-based programs that heal and prevent violence are humming and ready to grow.