Politics
Before Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots
June 24, 2021The role of Harry Hay and Mattachine in theorizing gay identity was lost in the fog of anti-communism and the pressures for queer people to assimilate to the straight world.
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Top U.S. general defends freedom, democracy, ‘critical race theory’ against the right
June 24, 2021Gen. Mark Milley, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a passionate defense of democracy and the need to study the true history of the U.S.
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Adams takes tentative lead in NYC primary count; Wiley not out yet
June 24, 2021When ranked-choice voting system runs its course by July, the city could have its first woman or its second African American mayor.
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Mass march in D.C. demands full, unobstructed voting rights
June 24, 2021Poor People’s Campaign marchers and modern-day freedom riders descend on the nation’s capital to launch epic voting rights battle.
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After GOP smackdown of voting rights debate, advocates vow to fight
June 23, 2021From the grassroots on up to the president, there are promises that the fight to preserve voting rights and democracy itself is “just beginning.”
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