What a Band of 20th Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy

What a Band of 20th Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy   On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking history, Hammer and Hoe, author Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the lessons Alabama’s forgotten black communists can offer today’s activists.   SARAH JAFFE

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The Trailer for ‘Concussion’ Should Give Roger Goodell Night Sweats   The forthcoming film Concussion, starring Will Smith, is coming for the NFL.   DAVE ZIRIN

After the Iran Deal: How to Make the Most of the Next 15 Years   If the US wants to make the Iran deal stick, we have to face up to our broken nuclear promises.   ALICE SLATER

This Labor Ruling Could Give a Big Boost to the Fight For 15   The National Labor Relations Board just gave “outsourced” workers a new tool to hold employers accountable.   MICHELLE CHEN

Martin O’Malley Declares That the Democratic Debate Schedule Is ‘Rigged’   A Democratic contender objects that the deck is stacked to help Hillary Clinton.   JOHN NICHOLS

Former Residents of New Orleans’s Demolished Housing Projects Tell Their Stories   When public housing was demolished post-Katrina, black women were especially hard hit. A new report examines what their lives look like now.   DANI MCCLAIN

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