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
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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...
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,...
US Unions Must Look Beyond Themselves to Save Themselves
Either we think about unionism in new ways and establish new ways of joining other movements, or most of our unions die a long, slow, painful death. Kim Scipes May 26, 2024 Read the...
The Overlooked Black History of Memorial Day
Nowadays, Memorial Day honors veterans of all wars, but its roots are in America’s deadliest conflict, the Civil War. Approximately 620,000 soldiers died, about two-thirds from disease. Olivia B. Waxman May 22, 2024 Read the full article here...
Even Breathing Is Strange: Reflections on the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
A poem and essay on black motherhood—and life. Cassie Williams May 25, 2024 Read the full article here In These Times
Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy
Establishing worker-owned firms is no substitute for building a strong labor movement and a socialist presence within the state. But worker co-ops can play a key part in a broader socialist strategy, by making...