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Reviving the Serengeti: How Maasai Women’s Dairy Initiatives Protect Wildlife and Communities
Facing habitat loss, climate change, and shifting livelihoods, Maasai women are leading a transformative program that links sustainable...

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Sep 22, 20257 min read


Um encontro no Harlem: Malcolm X, Fidel Castro e a luta pela Palestina
By Manolo De Los Santos Em setembro de 1960, no coração da América negra, o Hotel Theresa, no Harlem, tornou-se palco de um dos encontros...

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Sep 21, 20258 min read


Fascists Don’t Deserve Space: Our Humanity Is Not up for Debate
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, centrist liberals have lionized the white supremacist, paving the way for a greater assault from...

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Sep 20, 20255 min read


The US Second Amendment Was Created to Put Down Slave Revolts
The founders’ true intent behind the right to bear arms wasn’t liberty—it was control, oppression, and the preservation of slavery. A...

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Sep 18, 20258 min read


Sahel Seeks Sovereignty: Two Years On
Image via news video screenshot. By Milkaela Nhondo Erskog On September 16, the people of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger will mark the...

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Sep 15, 20255 min read


How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe
From hopeful beginnings to a broken system, student loans reveal how policy choices turned higher learning into a lifelong financial...

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Sep 14, 202514 min read


VS Achuthanandan: The Epic Life of a Communist Turning the Tiller Proletariat
Funeral procession of V. S. Achuthanandan, 22 July 2025 -- Rohit B, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Nidheesh J. Villatt I vividly remember...

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Sep 12, 20255 min read


Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising Is About Jobs, Dignity—and a Broken Development Model
Image from a Kathmandu protest - cropped via X By Atul Chandra and Pramesh Pokharel Kathmandu is on edge not because of “apps,” but...

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Sep 9, 20255 min read


Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise...

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Sep 5, 20259 min read


Fidel’s Economics of National Liberation
By Shiran Illanperuma 13 August 2025 marked what would have been the 99th birthday of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro. It also marks the...

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Sep 4, 20256 min read


Why Food and Nutrition Deserves Its Own Public School Curriculum in the US
A national human ecology curriculum that begins with food education could help address our most pressing crises—from climate change to...

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Sep 3, 20258 min read


Necropolitics and the Language of Death: How Military Talk Turns Recruits Into Killers
From boot camp battle cries to euphemisms on the battlefield, the U.S. military relies on “kill talk”—a robust linguistic infrastructure...

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Aug 28, 202512 min read


Can We Protect Our Children From the US Government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families. ICE...

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Aug 26, 20255 min read


The Monsters of the Global Crisis Interregnum
Between capitalism in decline, expressed in wars and neo-fascism, and the left calling for reconstruction, people resist. NATO Summit,...

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Aug 14, 20255 min read


The Enclosure of the Commons and the War Economy: A Feminist and Anti-Colonial Critique
The war economy relies on the enclosure of the commons. By reclaiming the commons, we can build a world based on cooperation, ecological...

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Jul 31, 20257 min read


The Corporate Takeover of Housing
Corporate ownership remains a relatively small percentage of American housing. But a growing number of financial firms, tech platforms,...

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Jul 13, 20258 min read


Food Museums Uncover the Culture, Science, and History Behind the Food at the End of Your Fork
Institutions like New York City’s Museum of Food and Drink are making food literacy fun. The Museum of Food and Drink in 2018 -- Ɱ, CC...

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Jun 26, 20255 min read


The Plebeian Council as an Example for Modern Citizen Empowerment
The rise and erosion of the plebeian council offers perspectives on the stagnant U.S. civil rights movement. Gaius Gracchus, tribune of...

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Jun 26, 202510 min read


Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
For TONYC, theater isn’t just for entertainment; it’s a powerful tool for social change. Screenshot from a performance, 2024 By Caitlin...

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Jun 21, 20253 min read


Ten Years After Ni Una Menos: Feminism, Resistance, and the Future
Ni Una Menos rally in Argentina in 2017 - TitiNicola, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Maisa Bascuas The Cry That Fuelled the...

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Jun 13, 20256 min read
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