What About the Back Rent?
CommonWealth Beacon
State eviction moratorium may only delay the reckoning for tenants .
St. Louis’s Shameful Workhouse Jail Must Be Shut Down
Jacobin
In St. Louis, the demand to defund the police has dovetailed with long-lasting struggles against cash bail and the abuse of prisoners.
Young Americans for Freedom
Poet Lee Rossi recalls his introduction to right-wing politics, Goldwater’s call for a war against America, much of it still echoing today.
Whole Foods Punished Workers for Black Lives Matter Masks, Suit Says
The New York Times
Over a dozen workers at Whole Foods stores in four states claim in a class-action lawsuit that the company retaliated against them for wearing the movement’s apparel.
What the Nazis Learned From America’s Indian Removal
Daily Beast
“The Volga must be our Mississippi,” Hitler declared in his pursuit of Lebensraum and liquidation.
Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings
In These Times
The purpose of the encampments is to house people, but to also create a space where “they are treated with dignity, like they have the right to exist.”
What Should We Do With Racist Sports Team Owners? Call Them Out Relentlessly
The Guardian
Owners like Kelly Loeffler, Dan Snyder and Woody Johnson shouldn’t be pushed out for their views, but for their behavior if that behavior promotes hate toward marginalized groups
From Trash To Treasure: Turning Negatives Into Positives
This short documentary shows how in Lesotho—a highland country surrounded by South Africa—filmakers, farmers, and musicians rethink, reuse, and reinvent in order to promote positive change
To Make a Deepfake: Richard Nixon and Our Information Ecosystem
A shockingly believable AI-generated video of Richard Nixon shines new light on a quickly evolving technology with sizable implications, both creative and destructive, for our current digital information ecosystem
How to Person Woman Man Camera TV
What does it mean when you repeatedly cite the results of your test for dementia?
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