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"This verdict is not a substitute for policy change."

When a mere $30 billion could end starvation on earth, there is no question that militarism kills first and foremost through the diversion of funds from where they are needed.

As the nation reacts to the guilty verdict a jury handed to Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd, Republican-led states are introducing punitive new measures governing protests.

Black and brown people’s defiance is not the problem. Our compliance is not the solution.

What is movement journalism? WTF is an NFT? Why does Chattanooga have the best broadband?

George Floyd’s brother called the ruling “historic.”

In 1994, the US’s annual border and immigration budget was $1.5bn. In 2020, the budget exceeded $25bn - a 16-fold increase

Bigger than the Jan. 6 insurrection, the 1971 antiwar mobilization known as Operation Dewey Canyon III altered the course of the war and uplifted the nation.

All across the nation, online signups for shots have been far easier for white-collar families with fast computers and high-speed Internet.

We need ongoing feminist solidarities to address...abolition, demilitarization and sex worker rights while continuing to work to end policing; for the decriminalization of sex work; for safe. accessible housing; and for stronger social safety nets.