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Lumumba’s Politics Are What Really Need To Return

Perry Blankson Tribune Magazine
Belgium has repatriated Patrice Lumumba's gold tooth – his only remains. But there will only be justice when the Congolese win back what was truly killed in 1961: his politics of self-determination.

Laws That Create Countervailing Power

Robert Kuttner The Forge
This article is part of Countervailing Power, a joint series by The American Prospect and The Forge that explores the ways organizers can use public policy to build mass membership organizations to countervail oligarchic power. The series was developed in collaboration with the Working Families Party, the Action Lab, and Social and Economic Justice Leaders.

A War Widow

Mira Hirschl How Memories Insist
As war returns to eastern Europe, the Croatian-born poet Mirna Hirschl depicts a personal sorrow.

Debunking the Latest Corporate Climate Lie

These corporate fantasies of the future just don’t stand up to scrutiny. Three major flaws in net-zero pledges that make them a dangerous distraction from the crisis at hand.