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What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly

intan O’Toole The New Yorker
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.

Radical Change Isn’t Free

Ed Pilkington The Guardian
The Black Panthers shook America awake before the party was eviscerated by the US government. Their children paid a steep price, but also emerged with unassailable pride and burning lessons for today.

The New “Blacklists” Work When Law Firms Stay Silent

Andrew Weissmann Just Security
The legal profession cannot afford to remain silent. Lawyers — especially those in positions of influence — have a responsibility to represent those being victimized and to speak up. Not to accommodate.