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The Mantra of White Supremacy

Ibram X. Kendi The Atlantic
The idea that anti-racist is a code word for “anti-white” is the claim of avowed extremists.

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Is Wisconsin Still a Democracy?

Luke Savage Convergence
All signs now point to a full-court press by the GOP to rig state election rules in a bid to stay in power permanently. So far, Democrats have barely put up a fight.

Latin America, the 1947 UN Partition Plan, and decolonization

Ramona Wadi Mondoweiss
In 1947, Latin American countries led by Guatemala played a crucial role in passing UN Resolution 181, setting in motion the goal of partition in historic Palestine. However, Cuba's anti-colonial history offers an alternative

Is Society Coming Apart?

Jill Lepore The Guardian
Despite Thatcher and Reagan’s best efforts, there is and has always been such a thing as society. The question is not whether it exists, but what shape it must take in a post-pandemic world

Fighting the Inflation Profiteers

David Dayen The American Prospect
Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs. The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power.
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