Feature / November 15, 2023 The People’s Republic of Portland, Maine Local organizers have gotten the New England town to pass some of the most progressive legislation in the country. Will it stick? Sasha Abramsky Illustration by Josh Gosfield. This article appears in the November 27/December 4, 2023 issue, with the headline “The People’s Republic…
World / November 15, 2023 Biden’s Foreign Aid Request Is Corporate Welfare for the Arms Industry Military contractors would get an estimated $60 billion from the president’s spending request, according to an analysis of federal acquisition data. Stephen Semler Ad Policy President Joe Biden greets members of the military at North Island Naval Air Station…
Society / November 15, 2023 Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students Brooklyn College’s President Is Absolutely Not Targeting Muslim Students A response to Jeanne Theoharis. David Brodsky Ad Policy Protesters gather at Brooklyn College in support of Palestine. (Meir Chaimowitz / NurPhoto via AP) Colleges across the nation have been in the…
Activism / November 15, 2023 How We Ended Cash Bail in Illinois Lessons from a successful struggle. Will Tanzman Ad Policy Lavette Mayes of Chicago lost her home and her business while she was jailed pretrial for more than a year following her first-time arrest in 2015. Unable to make bail, she missed her son’s…
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