Abolition is the practice of building a radical vision for the end of imperialism, cis heteropatriarchy, capitalism, and white supremacy—and it is very possible. By K. Agbebiyi, Sarah T. Hamid, Rachel Kuo, and Mon Mohapatra Abolition means a world with zero police, a world without prisons, and a world where we build life-sustaining systems of...
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19 Youth Climate Activists of Color Who Are Fighting To Protect The Earth
Meet the Black and brown teens fighting to protect their lands from industrial, military, and colonialist actions that have caused climate change. Last Friday, approximately 4 million people across the globe marched as part of the climate strikes led by students. Much attention has been raised around how race and racism play into whose actions...
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The United States War with Iran is a Reproductive Justice Issue
The reproductive justice framework necessarily compels us to be anti-imperialist. By Lily Bolourian The framework of reproductive justice tells us that when we are looking to plan our families and choose our destinies, we have the inherent “human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have...
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The Military Is An Imperialist Tool, But The Ban On Trans Folks Is Dehumanizing As Fuck
To ban us from the military not only feels like an attack on my humanity, but also an insult to my intelligence. Today, I woke up from an uncomfortable night’s sleep to the news that President Donald Trump is now banning transgender people from serving in the military. I don’t know what’s more of an...
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Self-Care Tips for BIPOC on the 4th of July
For BIPOC, the 4th of July is a grim reminder of the ways in which America has lied to us again and again. The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, may be a time of celebration, fireworks, and picnics for white Americans, but for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), this day...
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Trump: Veterans With PTSD “Can’t Handle It”
Donald Trump addressed conservative veterans in Herndon, Virginia, early this week. Those who attended came away with a clear message: if you are suicidal or loved someone who has committed suicide as a result of complex and general post-traumatic stress disorder, it’s simply because you “couldn’t handle it.” Recent studies have shown that PTSD and C-PTSD...