I CAN’T BREATHE (NOW HEAR THIS newsletter, June 2020)

George Floyd, echoing Eric Garner in 2014, gasped “I can’t breathe” as a Minneapolis police officer pinned his neck to the pavement with his knee, blocking his windpipe and…

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MAYDAY! / MAY DAY (NOW HEAR THIS newsletter, May 2020)

It’s May 1, the traditional day of spring celebrations. In the nineteenth century, May Day also became the day to celebrate workers, who…

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NOW HEAR THIS Newsletter–March 2020: CORONA GOT YOU WORRIED? CHECK OUT NEPA TOO

Frankly, it’s hard to think about a lot besides COVID-19 this month. Our hearts go out to those who have suffered from the virus here and abroad. We are…

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