C.J. Atkins
LATEST ARTICLES BY C.J. Atkins
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Before Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots
June 24, 2021The groundbreaking role of Harry Hay and Mattachine in theorizing gay identity was first lost in the fog of anti-communism and again later under the pressures for queer people to assimilate to the standards and social...
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U.S. pushes NATO to target China, risking new Cold War
June 16, 2021There’s a new Cold War in the making, and it’s being crafted in Washington, not Beijing.
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Trump faction purges Cheney; ‘Big Lie’ politics ricochet on GOP establishment
May 12, 2021As the fascist faction of the GOP grows in strength, defenders of democracy cannot simply revel in watching Republicans eat one of their own.
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Israel kills dozens in Gaza airstrikes, escalates land theft and Palestinian expulsions
May 11, 2021At least 26 Palestinians have been killed—including nine children and women—by Israeli military forces in just the last 24 hours.
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Landlords cheer as federal court trashes eviction moratorium
May 7, 2021Up to ten million people could soon be out on the streets if the propertied class has its way.
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Haaland: Crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women demands solution
May 5, 2021Establishing a new investigative unit, Haaland pledged not to let up: “We’ll keep working until our people stop going missing without a trace.”
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Politics
Does Canada’s vaccine crisis mean public health care is flawed?
April 29, 2021Privatization and profiteering leave Canada in a COVID vaccine lurch.
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Biden administration ‘tackling’ difficult border situation, progressives say step up the pace
March 17, 2021Homeland Security Chief Mayorkas defends what he says are attempts to break with Trump policy.
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