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February 20, 2022

The Milky Way Is a Messy Eater. This Map Shows the Crumbs It Has Left Behind

Daniel Clery Science

Remains of our Galaxy’s meals are smeared across the galactic halo

February 19, 2022

The Hidden Stakes of the 1619 Controversy

David Waldstreicher Boston Review

Critics of the New York Times’s 1619 Project insist the facts don’t support its proslavery reading of the American Revolution. But they obscure a longstanding debate within the field of U.S. history over that very issue.

February 19, 2022

Brooklyn Residents Protest Pipeline that Passes White Neighborhoods but Beelines Through Black Ones

Kalyn Womack The Root

Brooklyn residents and activists filed a complaint to the Environmental Protection Agency accusing NY's pipeline's project of violating their civil rights.

February 19, 2022

Formerly Incarcerated Workers’ Needs Must Be Included in Workplace Protections

Tamar Sarai Davis Prism

Formerly incarcerated workers aren’t just replacements filling staff shortages, they’re a legitimate part of the American workforce whose rights need to be protected and respected.

February 19, 2022

Theranos Verdict: In the U.S., It Is Fine to Lie to Consumers but Not to Investors

Prabir Purkayastha Transcend Media Service

Hyper-capitalism has systematically weakened regulations to help capital at the cost of consumers. The verdict on the Elizabeth Holmes case illustrates the truth: Protecting private property is central to bourgeois law, not people.

February 19, 2022

International Labor Solidarity in Action

Dan Beeton NACLA

Robin Alexander’s account is a valuable people’s history, told from the U.S. side, filled with examples to be emulated, some pitfalls to avoid, and above all, boundless inspiration.

February 19, 2022

Freedom Comes to Canada

Bryan D. Palmer Verso

Canada has been rocked in recent weeks by the "Freedom Convoys" that have descended on the nation's cities and blocked border crossings across the country. Bryan D. Palmer maps the political and social composition of this new alt-right uprising.

February 18, 2022

The Weary Blues

Langston Hughes The Weary Blues

A Message for Black History month: “The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes's classic poem, is now in the public domain: “The stars went out and so did the moon.”

February 18, 2022

The Labor Movement has Lost a Great Organizer - Eddie Kay

David Kranz Portside

Eddie Kay speaking with his arm raised and a book in his hand.

The labor movement has lost one of its greatest organizers. On February 15, 2022, Edward Kay—known as Eddie—passed away at the age of 89. He will be greatly missed.

Attica - Largest Prison Uprising in US History | Stanley Nelson

February 18, 2022

2022 Academy Award® Nominee - Best Documentary Feature. This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later. Full Documentary.