The factors that lead to tragedies like the University of Nevada, Las Vegas shooting are deeply ingrained in US politics, culture, and law. Nicole Narea, Li Zhou, and Ian Millhiser December 7, 2023 Read the full article...
DoorDash, UberEast, and GrubHub have acted in a deplorable yet predictable manner by changing its app so as to deny deliveristas the benefit of a New-York-City mandated wage increase. Yves Smith December 7, 2023...
The $65 million moon shot to bring every American affordable broadband is failing low-income communities of color. Sean Gonsalves December 5, 2023 Read the full article here The American Prospect
A lack of sex education negatively affects all children—but it is particularly harmful for Black girls, who are three times more likely to experience sexual violence than their white counterparts. Natasha Crooks December 6, 2023 Read the full...
The US could learn from the Faroe Islands, a Danish territory where the state automatically removes taxes owed and adds welfare payments to workers’ paychecks. It’s way easier for workers and shows why universal...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has become the target of protests following an incident in which a disabled man, protesters allege, suffered excessive force during an arrest. Alex Henderson November 27, 2023 Read...
A few decades ago, Leslie McIntire thought she was doing everything right for a comfortable life. She was a tax accountant in Washington, D.C., and co-owned a not-for-profit bookstore. “I had good savings,” she...
Why is the mainstream media peddling the gun lobby’s fake stats on Black gun ownership? Geoff Holtzman November 24, 2023 Read the full article here The American Prospect
A recent New York Times column argued that the long term fixed-rate loan popular with US homebuyers is unfair to banks. In fact the arrangement—a fruit of the New Deal—is something all Americans should be thankful...
New study reveals coal pollution’s dire impact on U.S. public health, with over 460,000 deaths in two decades. Alexandra Jacobo November 27, 2023 Read the full article here Nation of Change