The Heroes Fighting for Public Education
In the face of far-right extremist groups like Moms for Liberty, “school moms” have become the frontline defenders of education for all. Laura Pappano January 23, 2024 Read the full article here Yes!
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Gerald L.K. Smith: The Ghost of Christian Nationalism’s Past
Today’s Republican extremists are (perhaps unwittingly) influenced by a wannabe Christian Nationalist demagogue from the 1940s. Hank Kennedy February 1, 2024 Read the full article here The Progressive
Prison laborers linked to popular food brands
A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Robin McDowell and Margie Mason January 29,...
Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They said they spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing.
People who received guaranteed basic income in one of Texas’ largest cities reported reduced rates of housing insecurity. But some Texas lawmakers are not happy. Kenneth Niemeyer January 28, 2024 Read the full article here...
Rise of WNY: Buffalo’s New Community Coffeehouse
There’s a new “pay what you can” coffeehouse in Buffalo. Rise of WNY is a non-profit community café, where anyone, no matter how flush they are with money, can warm up and enjoy the...
Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist
Republicans may claim otherwise, but the civil rights hero was no color-blind conservative. Sam Hoadley-Brill January 15, 2024 Read the full article here The Nation
The Campaign Against D.E.I.
For critics of the former Harvard president Claudine Gay, a larger goal was always in sight. Keeanga-Yamahatta Taylor January 22, 2024 Read the full article here The New Yorker
Ghost kitchens and digital cafes: How our shared spaces are losing their humanity
The future of food is more streamlined and digital — but is that the future we actually want? Ashlie D. Stevens January 22, 2024 Read the full article here Salon
Cities have long been a target of anger from the disaffected. History tells us to beware
Cities are hubs for growth and innovation, but stereotypes of urban decay and depravity have long been red meat for Republicans. Right-wing populism in the United States is rooted in the antagonism of rural...
To the Corporate Media, Workers May as Well Not Exist
Working-class people are systematically left out of mainstream media coverage. So the stories we get are incomplete, skewed, or even complete distortions of reality. Ann Larson January 18, 2024 Read the full article here...