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Abolishing Nuclear Weapons: A New Chance

H. Patricia Hynes Portside
The 70-year nuclear gloom begins to lift on January 22, 2021. The nine countries that have held the world captive to the threat of nuclear war are losing moral ground to 122 smaller countries that approved the world’s first nuclear weapons ban.

A Black Lives Matter Founder on Building Modern Movements

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The New Yorker
In a new book, Alicia Garza writes, “We can’t be afraid to establish a base that is larger than the people we feel comfortable with.” “The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.”

The Earth Does Not Belong to Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk

Rev Dr Liz Theoharis TomDispatch
Honoring Dr. King: He concluded by promising that “ending poverty will not just be an aspiration, it will be a theory of change to build a new economy that includes everyone.”

Hmong Farmers Find Their Own Land in Minnesota

Lindsay Campbell Modern Farmer
Long-term land ownership will bring change to Hmong farmers hoping to improve family farm operations.
Hmong farmers represent more than 50 percent of produce growers in Saint Paul and Minneapolis farmers markets but affordable land access has prevented them from further developing their businesses into more sustainable, profitable operations.

Multiracial Democracy or Fascist-Like Autocracy?

Portside
Georgia. MAGA insurrection. Impeachment. Conviction? Two different futures, an inclusive multiracial democracy or a fascist-like autocracy -- are colliding right now. This is about what we, and you, can do to determine which future will win.