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‪Extra! Extra!: America Is Anti-Black, but We’re Fighting Like Hell to Change That‬

‪This week’s Extra! Extra! looks at police instigating even more violence at protests about police violence, can we defund the police altogether, Iyanna Dior, and the meaning of voting when…

the team —

Jun 5, 2020

black lives matter

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: There Must Be an End to the Long List of Names We Memorialize

This week’s Extra! Extra! honors all the victims – past, present and future. Oh it needs to stop – there must be an end to the long list of names…

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May 29, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra! US States and Countries Start to Reopen – How’s That Working Out?

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 takes a look at what’s going on in some of the worst hit countries in the world, how reopening has been working out and ways…

himani —

May 26, 2020

2020 presidential campaign

covid-19

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Is the Arc of the Universe Bending Toward Justice for Trans Inmates and LGBT Rights in Utah?

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a mix of hopeful and sobering news about trans rights, the criminal justice system, violence against women and the climate catastrophes in the Bay of…

the team —

May 22, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra! LGBTQ+ Frontline Workers Face Health Risks Today, Unemployment Tomorrow

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 takes a look at how the pandemic continues to harm vulnerable populations around the world, the raging fight in the US over how seriously to…

himani —

May 18, 2020

black lives matter

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Mourning Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery While a Pandemic Rages, and More

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a sobering reminder that racist violence continues in America, even during the pandemic, with news of the tragic murders of two Black young adults now…

the team —

May 15, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: How the Pandemic Is Disproportionately Harming the LGBTQ Community and More

In this week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 we see how the pandemic taps into existing discrimination and continues to deepen divisions the world over.

himani —

May 11, 2020

2020 election

2020 presidential campaign

politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: VEEPSTAKES Edition

In this week’s Extra! Extra!, we take a break from our usual fare and instead offer commentary on some of the women who are on the short list to be…

Natalie —

May 8, 2020

2020 election

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Essential (and All) Workers’ Rights on May Day and More

In this week’s Extra! Extra! we honour International Workers’ Day, take a hard look at the federal judiciary and the social safety net, examine the political and personal aftermath of…

the team —

May 1, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: Accountability in the Age of Corona

In this edition, we’ll look at the disparate impact the coronavirus is having on marginalized communities, rages about government competence and incompetence and muses about what accountability looks like in…

Natalie —

Apr 27, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: On Toxic Masculinity and the Mass Shooting in Nova Scotia and More

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings you sobering news out of Nova Scotia, an update on the state of immigration around the world, a look at American political institutions, perspectives on…

the team —

Apr 24, 2020

covid-19

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politics + activism

Extra! Extra!: The Risk of Social Distancing, the Risk of Reopening

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 looks at what’s happened with the stimulus package and protests against social distancing in the US, and how countries the world over are thinking about…

himani —

Apr 20, 2020