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Trust comes with daring to put the ethical obligations of mutual respect before politics. This is what being in good relations means. As a Cherokee, that is what matters to me. I cannot help but ask if Elizabeth Warren is actually demonstrating that she is in good relations with us.
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by Daniel Uncapher Cover image (The Atlantic/Getty): “Because of overcapacity at launch, over 10,000 bike-share service bicycles were abandoned at a bicycle graveyard on January 13, 2018 in Xiamen, Fujian, China.” All other photos by author, unless otherwise noted. Revelations in Personal Mobility at the Santa Monica Pier I came to California in November…
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On the floor in Atlanta, as DSA delegates passed back and forth in the halls and sat outside for a smoke or some fresh air, there was an undeniable display of humanity and solidarity.
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Arîn Mîrkan is immortal,
lighting up the death star,
setting on ten centuries like the monasteries aflame,
the brave little sternums all become
shields to tanks and heavy guns
Delegates of the Democratic Socialists of America convened in Atlanta for their 2019 National Convention, where they overwhelmingly voted in favor of resolutions that, among other things, call for open borders and endorsing a Green New Deal program.
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The table was set for carnivores,
plush reds, and cynical, published bores—
darling, my subtle, every barb and bent
look was over what someone wrote or spent
Poem and photograph by Fargo Tbakhi. when power decreed that body un-grievable, everyone made mourning like a pet. we filled apartments with chatter. we made heaven our subtext. naseem his body draped across the border fence. the tunnels under gaza overflowed with the things we smuggled in (food, bullets, fire, nothing) and out (music,…
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“Antifascist metal is the most dangerous kind there is, because it holds the revolutionary potential to enact actual change, to challenge oppressive structures and systems of power, and to provide marginalized people with the support and space they need to become more involved with a scene that desperately needs their perspectives.”
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by Ridwan Tijani
I sing Won Kere Si Number Wa in three voices. Fatai rolling dollar / a philosopher of the transcendental lyric / a man with gastric problems & whenever I’m bloated, I think of him.
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by Michael Malloy
Part VI: Finding Our Phones Again
When we talk about the future today, we envision the valleys and peaks of the modern world in sharp relief. Our flirtation with inadvertent self-extinction through climate collapse brings to some despair, to others a perverse and nihilistic joy. Still others reject in principle that the danger is real.
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