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Simon Balto

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Free as in Fred

Activists on the campaign were dedicated, but the city of Chicago and the FBI had conspired to murder the city’s best organizer that night in December 1969.

by Simon Balto via The Baffler on May 3, 2021
It Really Is Different This Time

Two dozen experts consider the George Floyd protests in light of protests past.

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Keisha N. Blain, Mark Bray, Clayborne Carson, Lee Drutman, David Greenberg, Vanita Gupta, Mark Holden, Nancy Isenberg, Peniel E. Joseph, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Michael Nutter, Omar Wasow, Will Stancil, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Walter Olson, Kay C. James, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Heather Boushey, Corey Pegues, Christopher S. Parker, Simon Balto, Chuck Wexler, Abdul El-Sayed, Monica C. Bell via Politico Magazine on June 4, 2020
10 Experts on Where the George Floyd Protests Fit Into American History

Many are looking to history for clues about how to understand the evolving moment. Here's what to know.

by Matt Delmont, Kellie Carter Jackson, Olivia B. Waxman, Simon Balto, Duchess Harris, Tyran K. Steward, Greg Carr, Ashley Howard, Jamila Michener, Philip A. Klinkner via TIME on June 4, 2020

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