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Column

Let the Dead Speak

Michael Datcher / Truthdig Jan 30, 2023 The Right's attack on American History seeks to erase the fullness of our past. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

World

The Managers of Brazil

Guido Melo / Africa Is A Country Jan 10, 2023 In the wake of the insurrection in Brazil, an Afrobrazilian writes about race and class in the country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

The Challenges African Feminist Movements Face in 2023

Joy Asasira / Open Democracy Jan 5, 2023 Looking forward to 2023 and beyond, Africa’s feminist movements will have to reinvest in their own defence of bodily autonomy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Women

Carrie Ann Johnson / The Conversation Jan 5, 2023 Whisper networks form because women realize that the process of formally reporting incidents is slow and generally doesn’t work. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

The Party’s Over

Robert Reich Jan 3, 2023 Today's display shows that the GOP no longer has any reason for being. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

Fixing the Broken American Healthcare System is Not Actually Hard

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Dec 30, 2022 If only the health care system received the same treatment that military spending gets from politicians and the public. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Opinion

El Salvador’s Champion

Juan Martínez d´Aubuisson / Truthdig Dec 30, 2022 President Nayib Bukele says he has defeated El Salvador’s gangs and brought peace to the nation. But the reality is more complex. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

Corporate Culture is a Barrier to Labor Organizing in the Video Game Industry

Cassandra Roxburgh / Prism Reports Dec 29, 2022 Current and former video game workers detail a longstanding culture of sexual harassment, exploitation, and retaliation. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Race

Why Is the American Health Care System Failing Pregnant Black Women?

Duaa Eldeib / ProPublica Dec 27, 2022 They are twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth and three times as likely to die in childbirth. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Opinion

Power Tripping: The Psychedelic Industry Has a Consent Problem

Russell Hausfeld / Truthdig Dec 27, 2022 There is evidence of a serious lack of understanding of consent in the psychedelics industry. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Major Cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022 Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 The court is now firmly controlled by an emboldened super-majority of right-wing politicians dressed in black robes. These are the cases where they likely will do the most damage this term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

The Worst Decisions of the Roberts Court (A Partial List)

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 19, 2022 Reasonable minds can differ about the most regressive opinions of the Roberts Court. But here are the decisions that should make any court-watcher's list. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )