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“The Nightingale,” from Jennifer Kent, looks at the effects of sexual assault in 1820s Tasmania. Critics say it is too graphic; defenders say it reflects historical truths.

Trump and Mass Shootings; Policing; Science Purge; Fear of Chinese-Americans; Cheney Judges Tribes; Black Metal vs Fascism; Trump-Lovin' Teens

"The choices made by white men, who are prepared to abandon their humanity out of fear of black men and women, suggest the true horror of lost status." Article by Toni Morrison written Nov. 2016. We mourn her passing today, August 6, 2019

Today, with the US decision to walk away from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) negotiated with the Soviet Union, we are once again staring into the abyss of one of the most perilous nuclear challenges since the height of the Cold War.

Association of Flight Attendants president Sara Nelson explained in April that it is “not the solutions to climate change that kills jobs,” but climate change itself.

Minneapolis effectively eliminated single-family zoning in order to undo decades of segregation and create more affordable housing options. Other states are watching closely.

The program, which has received dozens of labor trafficking complaints, is utilized by McDonald’s, Dunkin' Donuts, and Stop & Shop.

Labor historian and journalist Michelle Chen provides her perspective on a path forward for US-China relations as part of a collection of pieces printed in In These Times and Organizing Upgrade.

RNs of National Nurses United Say Racism, Xenophobia Combined With Lax Gun Control Laws At Root of Mass Shooting Epidemic

Trump is turning the American presidency into a platform for the wholesale demonization of minorities.