The Editorial Team
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February 6, 2025
Remembering Black History Month, Before It’s Too Late
Despite rumors to the contrary, President Trump did, in fact, sign the annual Black History Month proclamation, as every president has every February for over a half-century. But it’s reasonable to wonder if this might be the last such proclamation, as Trump’s orders to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training across government agencies, and his foot-soldiers’ cancellation of any
March 11, 2024
Reflections on Ramadan
As Ramadan begins, we offer this timeless reflection by RS member Imaan Javeed, which first appeared on our site in 2020. To those who celebrate, Ramadan Mubarak!
February 15, 2024
Remembering Movement-Building Moments During Black History Month
Peter Dreier, a professor of politics at Occidental College who writes widely on U.S. politics and public policy, highlights some movement-building moments in Black political history that are worth remembering: “64 Years Ago Today: How Four College Students Started a Revolution,” CommonDreams, February 1, 2024. On February 1, 1960, four Black college students in Greensboro, NC,
December 15, 2023
When “Teamsters and Turtles” Took to the Streets: Centering ourselves in Perilous Times
Twenty-four years ago, anti-globalization coalitions of labor, environmental, nongovernmental, socialist, and anarchist groups converged on Seattle Washington to protest and disrupt the meeting of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference. The result was the largest demonstration to date of diverse groups that did not normally find themselves together on the street.
December 6, 2023
Can the Left Develop Deep Solidarity?
The sponsors and panelists may have been Christian leftists, but the questions they raised apply to all of us on the Left. On December 4, Rev.
November 20, 2023
Open letter by American Buddhists for a Free Palestine
To all American Buddhists: As fellow practitioners, we beseech you to do everything in your power to bring about an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to Israeli occupation and apartheid, and the revocation of U.S. political and financial support for the Israeli military. The attacks against Israeli civilians by Hamas on October 7 were
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