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Environmental Violence is the Modern War Against Indigenous People
As Indian nations are battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, many are simultaneously battling ecological brutality brought about by governments…
Stay-Home Events Calendar: May 23 to May 29
The coronavirus is forcing us to avoid venturing outside, but there are still plenty of concerts, film screenings, performances,…
Losing Our Public Postal Service Is No Laughing Matter
On April 24, Donald Trump called the Postal Service a “joke.” But what Trump has planned for the millions…
It’s On: How To File an Absentee Ballot Now That There’ll Be a Prez Primary in New York
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling reinstating the presidential primaries in New York after Gov.…
‘The Book of Old Ladies’ Gives Them Their Due
“Older women are almost never the ones whose story matters,” Ruth O. Saxton writes in the Introduction to The…
Inside the ‘Corona Jail’ On Rikers Island with a Health Worker Who Caught COVID
The Correctional Health Services staff member intended to arrive early for work at the Eric M. Taylor Center, one…
Video: New York Without New Yorkers
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. For the past several weeks, filmmaker Daniel Pagel has been venturing out to…
Joe Allen’s ‘Package King’ Delivers a Modern History of the Essential Worker
On May 1, workers at Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx protested for better health and safety…
Williams NESE Pipeline Defeated, Again
DEC denies water quality permit for the third time.
Social Isolation: 6 Classic Songs of Love and Struggle (and Rage) to Rediscover
Life under quarantine can be dreary. But great music can lift us up, help us feel better connected to…