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Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the cruelty of the death penalty
The fight against the death penalty is part of a larger struggle to end state violence and build alternatives to policing, incarceration, and punishment
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The far-right and Trump Administration are collaborating to target educators and marginalized communities
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