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February 26, 2021

New York City and the Persistence of the Middle Passage

Gerald Horne The Nation

John Harris’s The Last Slave Ships offers a comprehensive portrait of the illegal slave trade in the Atlantic, starting with the last slave ships to dock in New York Harbor.

AOC Explains Why the Green New Deal Is Necessary

February 26, 2021

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained the tenets of the Green New Deal and how important they are especially after the winter storm in Texas.

Barre | Songhoy Blues

February 26, 2021

Malian blues rock band Songhoy Blues performing "Barre," an original song from their latest album Optimisme, live outside in Bamako, Mali. Barre—meaning "change" in Songhai—calls on the youth to rise up and take action.

Capitol Rioter Turned in to the FBI by Ex-Girlfriend

February 26, 2021

This Capitol rioter is facing multiple federal charges after his ex turned him in to the FBI.

Amazon Workers in Alabama Fight for a Union

February 26, 2021

Bernie's message: "If they stand up, stand together, and fight, they can win."

Three Minutes to Mars: Perseverence Touches Down

February 26, 2021

Real footage captured by several cameras that are part of the rover's entry, descent, and landing suite.

February 26, 2021

"I'm Sorry," Says Ro Khanna, "An Unelected Parliamentarian Does Not Get to Deprive 32 Million Americans the Raise They Deserve."

Jon Queally Common Dreams

Sen. Bernie Sanders also denounced the guidance, lamenting that "archaic and undemocratic rules of the Senate" are now standing in the way of ending "starvation wages in this country."

February 26, 2021

Tuff

Fred Norman

California poet Fred Norman offers a beautiful elegy to Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

February 25, 2021

Our Fundamental Right to Vote Is Under Attack

Jesse Jackson Chicago Sun-Times

In state after state, Republicans want to suppress voting because they know they are a minority party. It took decades to overcome the Jim Crow laws imposed at the end of Reconstruction. We can’t wait decades this time.

February 25, 2021

How Biden Can Tackle the Climate Crisis

Tina Gerhardt The Progressive

Joe Biden has promised to ensure climate justice, but will his administration rise to the challenge? With the Biden Administration pledging to take the climate crisis seriously, some grounds for optimism exist.