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Protest and Serve

Kamau Franklin Yes! Magazine
Organizers working to end police violence refuse to be intimidated by growing efforts to criminalize free speech.

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Choosing the People Over the Billionaires

Max Moran The American Prospect
Kamala Harris has made some gestures in the direction of rejecting big-money entreaties. That’s the right move, but there’s more to be done.

Joe Biden Issues a Stinging Dissent to SCOTUS

Jamelle Bouie The New York Times
The reforms President Biden has proposed are just the beginning of a long battle to restore the independence of the Supreme Court that was lost when conservatives seized this branch of our government for their own ends.

AIs Encode Language Like Brains Do

Zaid Zada The Conversation
The similarity between neural networks and human brains opens a window on human conversations. When two people converse, their brain activity becomes coupled, transferring thoughts from the speaker to the listener.

What the US Can Learn From the French Left

Harrison Stetler The Nation
The New Popular Front won the most seats in France's snap legislative elections but fell far short of an absolute majority. The NFP — a broad left-wing coalition — was indeed critical in denying Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally a victory.
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