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Extra! Extra!: One Final News and Politics Round Up for You!

This month we’re looking at the climate crisis, big tech, gun violence, democracy, the Delta variant and yes — saying goodbye (for now).

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Aug 13, 2021

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Extra! Extra!: All Eyes on the Legislative Battle for Texas

This week we’re talking about the political strife in Haiti, the US’s messy exit from Afghanistan, the development of new COVID variants, your bimonthly legislatively institutionalized moral panic report —…

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Jul 16, 2021

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Extra! Extra!: Why 215 Children Found Buried at Kamloops Aren’t an Isolated Tragedy

It’s been a busy few weeks with heartrending news developments centered around the violence of residential schools in Canada against Indigenous people, many major decisions from the US Supreme Court,…

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Jun 18, 2021

covid-19

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Extra! Extra!: What Do We Make of the US’s Latest CDC Masking Guidance?

This week we look at the latest horrifying anti-trans legislation passed in Tennessee, the ongoing failures of America’s criminal justice system one year after George Floyd’s murder, the latest round…

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May 28, 2021

covid-19

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Extra! Extra!: How to Begin to Process the Unfolding Horror of COVID in India?

COVID returns to the forefront of this week’s Extra! Extra! as we look at the outbreak of COVID in India and the threats posed by variants across the globe. We…

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May 7, 2021

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HIV/AIDS

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Extra! Extra!: Amidst COVID-19, 62% of Black Trans Women Surveyed Are Also Living with HIV

This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the latest criminal justice news in the wake of more police brutality and the Chauvin ruling, more perspectives on capitalist exploitations after…

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Apr 23, 2021

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Extra! Extra!: What Will It Take to Protect Trans Youth in Arkansas (and Everywhere Else?)

The news these last few weeks has been… a lot. This week’s Extra! Extra! takes a look at the devastating anti-trans legislation just passed in Arkansas, the Chauvin trial, voter…

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Apr 9, 2021

covid-19

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Extra! Extra!: Can We Even Begin to Untangle the Multiple Messes at the Border?

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings you news on a smattering of issues: more anti-trans legislation and rising transphobia in the U.K. alongside a ruling in Japan striking down the ban…

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Mar 26, 2021

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transphobia

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Extra! Extra!: Why We Can’t Look Away from HB 1217 and Other Legislative Attacks Targeting Trans Youth

“As always, the slew of anti-trans legislation is about sending a clear signal about who is and is not welcome in society, about whose life does and does not carry…

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Mar 12, 2021

anti-discrimination laws

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Extra! Extra!: What Does It Mean That the House Passed the Equality Act?

In this week’s Extra! Extra! Natalie weighs in on the significance of this moment and also gives us a grounded perspective on whether or not the 117th Congress will succeed…

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Feb 26, 2021

covid-19

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Extra! Extra!: What in the World Is Happening with the Vaccine Rollout?

This week’s Extra! Extra! looks at some sobering and some hopeful news related to sex workers’ rights, coverage of the insurrection in the context of the ongoing impeachment trial, an…

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Feb 11, 2021

covid-19

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Extra! Extra!: What We’re Seeing on COVID-19 and Accountability So Far from Biden’s Administration

This week’s Extra! Extra! continues to unpack the insurrection while also looking at some of Biden’s actions these last two weeks as president. We look a little more closely at…

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Jan 29, 2021