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A week of furious street battles, and rethinking feminism, decolonialism and indigenous rights
The world awaits post-Trump shifts * French groups defy terror and Islamophobia * Who took down Golden Dawn?
Almost singular these days, the Times media critic does a salient institutional self-criticism of a wayward reporter and the indulgence of top management in fostering a string of poorly sourced when not fabricated international news stories.
The first Covid TV season is upon us! But have you discovered Nigerian comedy online? News and notes from the media world
Disaster reigns, and voters are squaring off. Reporting on climate, health, democratic rights in crisis, and Audre Lorde for sustaining the soul
Big Tech, big trouble... the Kenosha headline scandal... Epoch Times is after you, and more media news and views
Reader Comments: NBA Strike for Justice and Black Lives Matter Inspires Country; Organizing on Local Issues; No Problems with Mail-in Voting in Mass. Primary; Policing Debate; Tribute to Essential Workers-Labor Day Weekend; Resources; Announcements;
QAnon has grown from an internet joke to a national political threat - and fuels emerging fascism on the march behind Trump
Community education cannot be considered an “add-on” — we must center it as an integral part of our ongoing organizing. We need to understand the need for political education-- taking lessons from work on Israel/Palestine and anti-Islamophobia.
Three takes on cancel culture, voter suppression in the primaries, and more
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