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Review of Communists in Closets

Martha Sonnenberg New Politics
In this book Bettina Aptheker looks deeply into the radical commitment and contributions of many gay and lesbian members of the Communist Party (CP and CPUSA). The book provides an opening salvo to a wider discussion of how, or even if, the Left has responded to the “new forces and new passions” present in the LGBTQ liberation movement, and whether this has affected the concept of social transformation.

Greens Sue Biden Over Willow Oil Project Approval

Alex Guillen Politico
The groups charge BLM with failing to consider the project’s impacts on lands used for subsistence by Alaska Natives and argue the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to properly consider Willow’s potential impacts on endangered species such as polar bears.

Who Wants To Teach in Florida?

Luca GoldMansour The American Prospect
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s culture warmongering has helped produce the highest teacher vacancy rates in the country.

Is War With China Inevitable?

Michael Klare Tom Dispatch
Is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan imminent or is Washington in a tizzy over nothing?

The Colonial Roots of Peru’s Troubles

Saraha A. Kennedy Sapiens
An archaeologist traces the current protests in Peru to exploitive labor policies enacted in silver mines during Spanish colonial rule from 1532 to 1800.