Indigenous Historian Nick Estes on Toppling Statues, Racist Team Names & COVID-19 in Indian Country & EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian Activist Laila Soueif on the Jailing of Her Children & the Fight Against Authoritarianism
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"He Wasn't Invited": How Trump's Racist Mt. Rushmore Celebration Violated Indigenous Sovereignty ([link removed])
Amid ongoing protests against systemic racism and state violence, Trump attacked protesters, vowed to defend statues of colonizers and white supremacists, ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Indigenous Historian Nick Estes on Toppling Statues, Racist Team Names & COVID-19 in Indian Country ([link removed])
President Trump's visit to Mount Rushmore comes after months of escalating coronavirus infections in Native communities, but Indigenous scholar and activist Nick ... Read More → ([link removed])
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EXCLUSIVE: Egyptian Activist Laila Soueif on the Jailing of Her Children & the Fight Against Authoritarianism ([link removed])
Egyptian authorities have arrested scores of people, including doctors, medical workers, journalists, lawyers and activists, as the country grapples with the ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?": James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass's Historic Speech ([link removed])
In a Fourth of July holiday special, we hear the words of Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery around 1818, Douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist ... Read More → ([link removed])


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As Coronavirus Surges, States Blame Hasty Reopenings, and Trump Falsely Claims 99% of Cases “Harmless” ([link removed])

COVID-19 Spikes Around the World Force Countries to Reimpose Lockdowns ([link removed])

Indigenous Land Defenders Arrested as They Blocked Highway to Mt. Rushmore Ahead of Trump Speech ([link removed])

Antiracist Activist Summer Taylor Killed by Driver Who Targeted Crowd of Protesters ([link removed])

Protesters Topple Columbus Statue in Baltimore, BLM Uprising Continues Over July 4 Weekend ([link removed])

3 Colorado Officers Fired for Photo Reenacting Killing of Elijah McClain ([link removed])

Pressure Mounting to Change Racist Names of Washington and Cleveland Sports Teams ([link removed])

160+ People Killed in Ethiopian Unrest Following Murder of Popular Singer ([link removed])

Pro-Democracy Books Pulled from Hong Kong Libraries as New National Security Law Takes Effect ([link removed])

Philippine President Duterte Signs Anti-Terror Law in Further Blow to Freedom of Speech ([link removed])

Landslide at Burmese Jade Mine Kills Over 170 People ([link removed])

Family of Vanessa Guillén Confirms Remains Found Last Week Belong to Missing Fort Hood Soldier ([link removed])

Merci Mack and Brayla Stone, a Black Trans Woman and Girl, Were Killed in Late June ([link removed])

FBI Arrests Epstein Co-Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell; NYT Reports Prince Andrew Contacted D.C. Lobbyist ([link removed])

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled in Major Win for Land Defenders, Environmentalists ([link removed])


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"Unmitigated Disaster": Hunger Striker at Otay Mesa Detention Center Speaks Out as COVID-19 Spreads ([link removed])


** FEATURED INTERVIEW
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Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election ([link removed])


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Trump, Mt. Rushmore, COVID and the KKK ([link removed])

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