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Sonali Kolhatkar

Sonali Kolhatkar is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a weekly television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. Her most recent book is "Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice." She is a writing fellow for the Economy for All project at the Independent Media Institute and the racial justice and civil liberties editor at Yes! Magazine. She serves as co-director of  the Afghan Women’s Mission and is a co-author of "Bleeding Afghanistan." She also sits on the board of directors of Justice Action Center, an immigrant rights organization.

Oliver Anthony performs at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Moyock, North Carolina, Aug. 19, 2023. (Mike Caudill for Billboard via Getty Images)

“Rich Men” versus the rest of us: A country hit embodies the GOP’s narrative

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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (L) listens as Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (R) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the second day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Behold, the new Republican culture war — because they have nothing else

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President- elect Joe Biden (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Why Joe Biden should forgive billions in student debt

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Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a Drive-In Rally at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 2020. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Biden ensure my family is reunited?

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An I voted sticker is placed on Eddie Slade's shirt at Burton Barr Central Library on November 3, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

America — and the Democrats — won’t have a future if Joe Biden adopts a centrist agenda

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Reading On A Stack Of Books (Getty Images)

How coronavirus exposed the flaws of the childcare economy

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Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on February 5, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Doug Mills)

In Trump’s America, there is death before due process

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Supreme Court has never been liberal

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Donald Trump and the Articles of Impeachment (Getty Images/Salon)

Why is Trump not facing impeachment over COVID-19?

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The wildfire spreads on August 19, 2020 in San Mateo, California. (Liu Guanguan/China News Service via Getty Images)

In California, we need to fight fire with fire

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Trump supporters during a rally (Getty/Chip Somodevilla)

Trump’s presidency is a death cult

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., the United States (XinhuaTing Shen via Getty Images)

Why the idea of jobless benefits scares the conservative mind

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Donald Trump| A massive group of protesters sit on the ground at Foley Square (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump is daring us to stop him

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Amazon abuses workers and the climate because it can

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