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The New York Times Is Wrong: Trans Kids Need Support, Not “Gender Skepticism”
While state legislatures across the country have launched an unprecedented attack on trans youth, the New York Times saw fit to publish a pair of articles calling on liberals to make space for “gender skeptical” ideas among parents. They are wrong. Trans kids need more support, not gender skepticism.
Reba Landers
January 31, 2023In Standoff Over Cop City, Police Are the Real Terrorists
For over two years, the protests and occupations against a police training center in Atlanta, Georgia flew under the radar of the mainstream press. Now, after the police murder of land defender Manuel Teran and the arrest of 19 protesters on charges of domestic terrorism, the standoff has gained national attention. But in the battle to defend the Weelaunee Forest and the people of Atlanta from the development of the massive “Cop City” training center, it is the Atlanta Police Department and the state that have been acting like terrorists.
James Dennis Hoff
January 27, 2023Say His Name! Justice for Tyre Nichols
As the video footage of the police murder of Tyre Nichols is released today, it will be important for everyone who is against police violence to stand in solidarity and defend and join in the mobilizations demanding justice for his murder.
Tristan Taylor
January 27, 2023The Rise of the Proto-Fascist Right Highlights the Crisis of the Whole System
The recent fight over Kevin McCarthy’s becoming Speaker of the House reveals how divided and polarized the Republican Party is. Out of this crisis, a proto-fascist wing of the Republican Party has emerged, strengthened and empowered after extracting concessions from the GOP establishment.
Ezra Brain
January 23, 2023Tenants and Allies across Detroit Meet to Organize for Renters’ Rights
Tenants in Detroit are getting together to create a citywide organization to help fight against housing insecurity and slumlords and for renters’ rights.
Tristan Taylor
January 11, 2023Biden Administration Announces Huge Crackdown on Immigration Ahead of Trip to El Paso
President Biden has announced new severe immigration restrictions for asylum seekers coming through the U.S.-Mexico border. We must fight for open borders and full rights for all migrants.
Sou Mi
January 8, 2023Chaos in the House of Representatives as Republican Right Refuses to Support the Republican Establishment
Kevin McCarthy, the establishment Republican choice for Speaker of the House, lost six consecutive votes after a portion of the Republican right refused to vote for him. This kicked off the biggest crisis in choosing a speaker of the house since 1923.
Ezra Brain
January 4, 2023The Supreme Court Is the Opposite of Democracy
Silly outfits, even sillier titles, and a complete lack of accountability: the highest court in the United States was designed as a counterweight to democracy.
Nathaniel Flakin
December 21, 2022Eric Adams Prescribes More Cops and Prisons for New York’s Poor and Oppressed
Mayor Eric Adams's directive to involuntarily detain the unhoused is about hiding the uncomfortable effects of capitalism.
Mike Pappas
December 14, 2022Biden, Congress, and the Squad Just Voted to Block a Rail Strike. Workers Should be the Ones Who Decide
The Biden administration called on Congress to undemocratically impose a contract on rail workers across the country and avert a nationwide rail strike. The deal has already passed the House with unanimous support from Democrats. This latest maneuver by a “proud pro-labor President” shows that there is no such thing: the state acts in favor of the bosses to protect their profits.
Madeleine Freeman
November 30, 2022