Accessible Housing Is Important for Everyone
People want to continue living in the home where they are comfortable. Mike Ervin June 4, 2024 Read the full article here The Progressive
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What to know about Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s first hearing in more than a decade
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a...
The Military-Industrial Complex Is Killing Us All
Freeing Ourselves from the Monster Destroying Our Planet and Our Futures David Vine & Theresa (Isa) Arriola June 2, 2024 Read the full article here TomDispatch
Opinion | America: From democracy to plutocracy — and now to kleptocracy
One group of oppressed Americans has become especially outspoken this election year, contending that top government officials (Democrats in particular) are ignoring their community’s basic needs and stifling their pursuit of economic advancement. Jim...
Lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement by the BPD seeks go-ahead from federal court
A 2018 lawsuit alleging discriminatory traffic enforcement practices by the Buffalo Police Department is seeking the go-ahead from the federal court to proceed as a class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit against the City of Buffalo claims...
200-to-1: Gap Between CEOs and Workers Grew Even Wider in 2023, Analysis Finds
The finding from The Associated Press adds to the evidence of growing inequality—and helps explain worker dissatisfaction with the economy, as wages fail to rise alongside executive pay, an expert said. Edward Carver June...
NOT JUST COASTAL ELITES: HERE’S HOW THREE RUST BELT COLLEGES PROTESTED ISRAEL’S WAR IN GAZA
The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments. P. Nick Curran, Akela Lacy May 30, 2024 Read the full article...
Rothsteins explain how government housing policies led to segregation, inequity
Housing policy enacted by federal, state, and local governments in the 20th century ensured that African American and white citizens could not live near one another in metropolitan areas across the United States, according to...
A different approach to revitalizing Buffalo’s East Side
UB professor outlines “radical” challenge to traditional neighborhood redevelopment. What do you like about your neighborhood, the interviewer asked. What are your concerns? How optimistic are you that things will get better? There was...
How an Alabama Town Staved Off School Resegregation
In the 1970s, Black students organized protests and a boycott that cost local white businesses money. Today, many families who could afford private school still choose Thomasville’s public schools. Jennifer Berry Hawes May 29,...