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  • | THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS DRAG SHOWS | MR Online

    The war on Christmas drag shows

    Originally published: Texas Observer on December 21, 2022 by Steven Monacelli (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Dec 29, 2022)

    GOP endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ “groomer” rhetoric inspired armed fascist groups to harass queer events, spurring a diverse, celebratory community response.

  • | C | MR Online

    Are you ok? The lives of young trans Texans

    Originally published: Texas Observer on November 18, 2022 by Kit O'Connell (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Nov 21, 2022)

    In Jesse Friedin’s photos, viewers glimpse the bravery of transgender youth and the power of unconditional family support.

  • | Hundreds listen to speakers at the Unheard Voices March Rally in honor of the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary mass shooting in Uvalde Texas on July 10 2022 Photo by Kaylee Greenlee BealTexas Observer | MR Online

    Uvalde Vive

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 29, 2022 by Gus Bova (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Sep 07, 2022)

    In tragedy’s wake, a fiery movement for justice emerges in a South Texas town that’s known an uprising before.

  • | DYLAN BADDOUR | MR Online

    Mexican drought spurs a South Texas water crisis

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 15, 2022 by Dylan Baddour (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 19, 2022)

    Reservoirs in the Rio Grande Valley are running dry—sparking emergency water conservation measures.

  • | THERE ARE NO REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR TOXIC EMISSIONS EVENTS | MR Online

    There are ‘no real consequences’ for toxic emissions events

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 1, 2022 by Savanna Strott (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 16, 2022)

    In some cases, these “chemical releases” aren’t illegal. In others, state regulators give polluters the benefit of the doubt.

  • | AP 22116591602744 scaled | MR Online

    Next on the GOP’s list: starving queer kids

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 1, 2022 by Nancy Goldstein (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 02, 2022)

    Republican attorneys general, including Ken Paxton, have filed suit over a federal school lunch program that prohibits discrimination against LGBTQ+ children.

  • | THE MEXICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS TAKES A DEEP LOOK AT OUR SORDID STATE HISTORY | MR Online

    ‘The Mexican American Experience in Texas’ takes a deep look at our sordid State history

    Originally published: Texas Observer on February 11, 2022 by Martha Menchaca (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Feb 15, 2022)

    Martha Menchaca’s new book examines events that have shaped the lives of so many in the Lone Star State.

  • | Abortion access for all sign | MR Online

    Texas’ abortion ban is having a ‘domino effect’ on clinics across the U.S.

    Originally published: Texas Observer on November 18, 2021 by Mary Tuma (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Nov 24, 2021)

    “We are seeing massive ripple effects across the country for other states taking on displaced patients.”

  • | Prison fence | MR Online

    Invisible Scars

    Originally published: Texas Observer on November 10, 2021 by Jennifer Toon (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Nov 15, 2021)

    For women inside prison, the fight for survival is less physical than psychological.

  • | SpaceX | MR Online

    The Final Frontera

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 31, 2021 by Gus Bravo (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Sep 13, 2021)

    lon Musk wants to go to Mars. Money, regulations, and public beaches are no object.

  • | Inflamed Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice published this month MACMILLAN | MR Online

    ‘Inflamed’ shows how an unjust world is making us sick

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 17, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 26, 2021)

    A new book from UT Austin research professor Raj Patel and UC San Francisco physician Rupa Marya argues that our bodies, our society, and our planet are inflamed.

  • | Welcome sign along eastbound Interstate 40 entering Deaf Smith County Texas from Quay County New Mexico | MR Online

    Opinion: From ‘friendly’ state to enmity state

    Originally published: Texas Observer on August 5, 2021 by Andrea Grimes (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Aug 06, 2021)

    As Texas Republicans pit neighbor against neighbor, we must respond by rebuking bigotry and embracing progress.

  • | A photograph of Alamo Plaza from approximately 1910 showing the Hugo Schmeltzer building attached to the Alamo church ADINA EMILIA DE ZAVALA PAPERS DI 10567 THE DOLPH BRISCOE CENTER FOR AMERICAN HISTORY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | MR Online

    ‘Forget the Alamo’ unravels a Texas history made of myths, or rather, lies

    Originally published: Texas Observer on June 10, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Jun 15, 2021)

    Three Texan authors build on a long tradition of dissent from patriotic accounts of Texas history in a new book on the racism baked into our story of the Alamo.

  • | Dee Dee Watters took over as publisher of TransGriot last fall and has been searching for an editor to carry on her friend Monica Roberts legacy Photo Fajar Hassan | MR Online

    The next trans griot

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 31, 2021 by Irene Vázquez (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted Jun 04, 2021)

    Few publications covered Black trans communities. After the death of Monica Roberts, TransGriot’s founder, the people she empowered grieve and begin to chart a new era.

  • | The Westerns Long Glorification of Oppression | MR Online

    The Western’s long glorification of oppression

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 26, 2021 by Nic Yeager (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted May 29, 2021)

    A quintessentially American, and Texan, film genre, the Western has mistold Texas history since its beginnings.

  • | Landon Richie testifying against anti trans legislation at the Capitol in 2019 COURTESY OF LANDON RICHIE | MR Online

    Fighting anti-trans legislation takes a toll on Texas kids and families

    Originally published: Texas Observer on May 20, 2021 by Yvonne S. Marquez (more by Texas Observer)  | (Posted May 22, 2021)

    A record-breaking wave of anti-LGBTQ bills have been introduced by state legislatures across the country this year. Texas lawmakers filed the most of any state, the majority of them attacking trans youth.

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  • End of Cold War Illusions
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    In this reprint of the February 1994 “Notes from the Editors,” former MR editors Harry Magdoff and Paul M. Sweezy ask: “The United States could not have won a more decisive victory in the Cold War. Why, then, does it continue to act as though the Cold War is still on?”

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