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Jun
04
Remembering Black Wall Street, A New Pipeline, and Strikes

Remembering Black Wall Street, A New Pipeline, and Strikes

This week marked the 102nd anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre of May 31, 1921, in which white mobs shot
7 min read
Jun
01
Happy Pride From OptOut!

Happy Pride From OptOut!

This month is about pride, joy, and visibility, but it’s also about protest, activism, and fierce allyship.
2 min read
May
31

Help Us Improve the OptOut News App!

Get a free year as an OptOut Member.
1 min read
May
29
Cuts for the Poor, Misinformation, and the 2024 Race

Cuts for the Poor, Misinformation, and the 2024 Race

Top stories for the week ending 5/28/23
7 min read
May
26
Don’t Say DeSantis

Don’t Say DeSantis

Yet another dreaded 2024 announcement and some facts about the state of the LGBTQ+ union.
6 min read
May
24
Decolonizing Climate Change with Amanda Magnani

Decolonizing Climate Change with Amanda Magnani

Looking at the world’s biggest crisis through a different lens.
4 min read
May
22
Florida's Anti-LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, OptOut Has Big News, and The Debt Ceiling Becomes a Debacle

Florida's Anti-LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, OptOut Has Big News, and The Debt Ceiling Becomes a Debacle

The top stories from the week ending 5/21/23
8 min read
May
16
CNN's Disastrous Trump Town Hall, Starbucks Union Woes, and Title 42

CNN's Disastrous Trump Town Hall, Starbucks Union Woes, and Title 42

The top stories of the week ending 5/14/23.
6 min read
May
16
A Visit to Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian Amazon

A Visit to Indigenous Lands in the Brazilian Amazon

Amanda Magnani takes us through two communities that trying to preserve their lands.
5 min read
May
15
Chinese Dissident Secretly Recruited Rightwing Writers to Publish Flattering Articles

Chinese Dissident Secretly Recruited Rightwing Writers to Publish Flattering Articles

The fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui found prominent conservatives to launder his image.
9 min read