Fascism and the Racist Attack on Voting Rights
The gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the U.S. Supreme Court and the vicious attacks on immigrants of color appear to be separate actions—but they are not. They are both acts of voter...
Category: Income Inequality
Why socialist Cuba is more democratic than the U.S
The renewed escalation of hostility by the Trump administration towards Cuba—through tightened sanctions, political pressure, and open ideological aggression—once again exposes a fundamental contradiction. A country that presents itself as the “global model of democracy” continues...
Reimagine Buffalo’s East Side for the People Living There
Build communities for the low- to moderate-income people already living in those neighborhoods. A recent call to build hundreds of new “affordable” housing units on Buffalo’s more than 7,000 publicly owned vacant lots is...
“Colossus Failure”: Elon Musk’s Data Centers Face Lawsuit for Polluting Black Neighborhoods in Memphis
As tech companies scramble to build massive new data centers to power artificial intelligence, marginalized communities are bearing the brunt of the environmental harms. In Memphis, Tennessee, Elon Musk’s xAI operates over two dozen...
Zohran Mamdani’s 100 Days of 21st-Century Sewer Socialism
In his first one hundred days as mayor, Zohran Mamdani has realized that New Yorkers — and all Americans — need to see the government working for them. March Madness is over, spring is...
We Can’t Print What Charlamagne tha God Says About Van Jones Over His Criticism of Zohran Mamdani
After Van Jones criticized NY Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani’s speech, Charlamagne tha God gave him “Donkey of the Day” and a reality check.
For whom shall we grieve and shed a tear?
The assassination of Charlie Kirk needs to be situated within the broader political dynamics of contemporary U.S. society. Kirk was not a lone wolf.. He was a prominent leader within a radical, loosely organized...
More than 1 million migrants have left the US workforce in wake of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Foreign-born workforce participation declined between January and July, leaving some sectors, such as construction, scrambling to fill roles Preliminary data suggests more than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the United States’ labor force between...
About 12 Million Households Receive Both Medicaid and SNAP. The Reconciliation Bill Puts Them At Risk
Estimates predict the recently passed reconciliation bill will cut Medicaid coverage for about 10.5 million people by 2034 (PDF) and lower Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for all families. On their own, these...
Nine households control 15% of wealth in Silicon Valley as inequality widens
Report finds that wealth divide widened in Silicon Valley at double the rate of the whole US over the past decade Economic inequality has reached a staggering milestone in Silicon Valley: just nine households...