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Colonization is not just part of our past; it’s our everyday reality.

“What colonialism does is cause an identity crisis about one’s own culture.”

“LANDBACK is a war cry for the liberation of Indigenous people and our land.”

Here’s what you need to know about constitutional originalism.

The Fed’s decisions affect the whole economy.

Even though I’ve lived in the U.S. with a visa since I was 4 months old.

It feels like our collective capacity for handling immense stress is tapped out.

Every governor for the past 60 years has faced a recall attempt.

“Abolition looks like community care at its core.”

They deserve to be held accountable.

It’s a forced display of performative patriotism.

“National security” rhetoric was used to manufacture a moral panic.

MLK’s granddaughter is “disgusted” by officials in D.C.

Cori Bush’s campout at the Capitol is one inspiring example.

Afghanistan’s problems were created by decades of foreign intervention.

Borders “are a direct result of colonialism and maintain a neo-colonial worldview.”

Lights. Camera. Election.

Recent wildfires and heat waves have made this clear, Rep. Katie Porter writes.

In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan called the decision “tragic.”

For our June cover stars, the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is personal.