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
RIGHT 2 THE CITY Blog
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...
Led by Mississippi, 15 states opt out of children’s food program for low-income families
On January 10, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) would begin this year. Under the program, children who receive free or reduced lunch during the...
Abbott: Texas Would Shoot Migrants, But Biden “Would Charge Us With Murder”
Our Take: There is a Cold War going on between the states. Julianne McShane January 12, 2024 Read the full article here Mother Jones
The Left Behind
The cultural rifts between urban and rural America are a constant of our history. When they also become economic, they become dangerous. Harold Meyerson January 15, 2024 Read the full article here The American...
CRIME SCENE DNA DIDN’T MATCH MARCELLUS WILLIAMS. MISSOURI MAY FAST-TRACK HIS EXECUTION ANYWAY.
Gov. Mike Parson dissolved a panel that was reinvestigating Williams’s case before it could report its findings. Jordan Smith January 14, 2024 Read the full article here The Intercept
‘This is not a parody’: Florida school district bans dictionaries under DeSantis law
Dictionaries and encyclopedias are among the more than 2,800 books that a Florida school district has pulled from library shelves in an effort to comply with a law that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last year. Jake Johnson...
Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action
One reparations group in Portland, Oregon, is working to redistribute wealth and enable Black residents to own homes. Nayanika Guha January 10, 2024 Read the full article here Truthout