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Issue: 961

June 22, 2023

View from the Battlefield

Protecting Juneteenth From the Jaws of Consumer Capitalism

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

as we choose to celebrate Juneteenth, it should always lift up the time in this country’s history when Black men, women and children were chattel slavery and endured the most savage form of captivity ever recorded in the U.S. Their valiant and courageous struggle for freedom and humanity must be at the core of those celebrations.

Now that we’ve had a couple of years of the Juneteenth holiday, I have some observations to share. President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as…

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Commentary

Boston Pride for the People Brings the Community Together – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

I was overjoyed seeing the return of the amphibious Boston Duck Tours vehicles strolling down the parade route, marchers being cheered, bands playing, Rainbow Mardi Gras bead necklaces thrown to onlookers, Drag queen divas strutting and striking poses, and also being reminded by participants who memorialized transgender people who were murdered, some participants carrying photos of them and others holding placards that said: “We remember.”

Boston Pride Parade is back, and no better reminder of it than the familiar roaring and thunderous sounds from the Moving Violations women’s motorcycle club to…

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Guest Commentary

Replacing the Capitalist Dream of AI-Driven Profits

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us.

Right-wing media outlets such as Fox News have long pushed racist narratives to further their goals. And, outlets like the New York Times—the so-called “liberal media”—do…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

MAGA Americans Stand Somewhere Between “Impose Our Will” and “I Am Your Retribution”

By Desi Cortez Columnist

If you don’t agree with their xenophobic agenda and their efforts to turn back the hands of time – then you are “Woke”—and you are the angry White person’s #1 enemy. The roar of hateful vengeance is loud!

Trump’s 2024 Presidential pronouncement is, wait for it, wait for it, boom! “I am your retribution!” - Flip the two-headed wooden nickel, and DeSantis’s proclamation is…

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Impunity

Cartoon

Impunity

By Carlos Latuff

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