The Movement for Black Lives Issue Takeover

Comics
Public High Schools in Louisiana Are Now Using the Bible in Science Class
Matt Bors

Culture
The Tribe Is a Silent Lord of the Flies
Though entirely in Ukrainian Sign, without subtitles, Slaboshpytskiy's remarkable film will speak to a hearing audience.
Michael Atkinson

Feature
Three U.S. Churches Are Now Debating Divestment From Companies Invested in the Israeli Occupation
The debates come just after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared BDS activism to the Holocaust.
Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Viewpoint
The Anti-Union Bosses’ Group Fighting Fast Food Organizing Is Now Going After Home Care Workers
Can workers centers and unions create a movement strong enough to fight back?
Mariya Strauss, Political Research Associates

Feature
Dylann Roof’s Rhodesian, South African Flags Symbolize White Supremacy. So Does the Confederate Flag
That a racist mass murderer would embrace of the three flags should end the debates about whether or not the Confederate flag can mean anything other than racism.
Peter Cole

Rural America
Too Many Farmers? The Debate Continues
Fred Kirschenmann

Feature
Good News for Bernie Sanders? Poll Shows 47% of Americans Would Vote for a Socialist
A sizeable chunk of Americans say they'd consider voting to send a socialist to the Oval Office.
Marc Daalder

Rural America
Neil Young Sings Out Against the Age of Agribusiness
Maia Welbel

Feature
Going Beyond Labor’s Limitations: Larry Cohen Reflects on His Time as a Progressive Union President
An interview with Larry Cohen, outgoing Communications Workers of America president, on how the U.S. labor movement can go bigger.
David Moberg

Comics
Why the Media Doesn’t Call Massacres By White Supremacists “Terrorism”
Matt Bors

Labor
America Needs a New Vision for Trade—Not More Fast-Track Deals Benefitting the Rich
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Culture
A Century After Ota Benga’s Captivity, Elites Still Don’t Understand White Supremacy
Over a century after a Congolese man was displayed at the Bronx Zoo monkey exhibit, white elites still stubbornly believe they are benevolent, not supremacist.
Chris Lehmann

Labor
Organizers Say New Rule Speeding Up Elections Gives Bosses Less Time To Crush Union Drives
Dan DiMaggio

Feature
Neil Young: Donald Trump Shouldn’t Use My Music. Bernie Sanders Can, Though
Young managed to decry Trump's use of his song, lament rising inequality and endorse Sanders all at the same time.
Lauren Gaynor

Feature
The Confederate Flag Is a Symbol of Racist Terror. It Should Be Eradicated.
If we don’t eliminate the Confederate flag, we can only expect more racist, depraved acts like Dylann Roof's in our future.
Frank Smecker

Feature
Why Chicago Won’t Go Bankrupt—And Detroit Didn’t Have To
Detroit's bankruptcy wasn't inevitable. Neither is Chicago's. But the austerity hawks don't want you to know that.
Saqib Bhatti

Viewpoint
The City of Chicago Used a Mumford and Sons Concert To Displace Homeless People
In the gentrified 21st-century city, wealthy concertgoers' comfort is a bigger priority than homeless people's basic rights.
Nickolas Kaplan

Labor
Al Jazeera Documentary Shows Mexican Farmworkers’ Struggles in Historic Strike
Rachel Luban
