The escalating costs of in-home care, assisted living facilities and nursing homes are devouring the savings of older Americans and their families Reed Abelson and Jordon Rau November 15, 2023 Read the full article...
What does it mean to US democracy that Mike Johnson is Speaker of the House, third in line of succession to be President of the United States of America? Bob Topper November 14, 2023...
Collective actions led by Black labor historically pushed moderates to meet radical demands and continue to do so. Zara Jemual November 7, 2023 Read the full article here Truthout
Torn Apart opens with the harrowing story of a young Black mother from Colorado, Vanessa Peoples, who became the subject of a child welfare investigation after a stranger called the police on her because her...
“Together, we will rewrite the next chapter of our story ensuring that no one is left behind,” said Yusef Salaam. Julia Conley November 8, 2023 Read the full article here Common Dreams
Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, recently issued a scathing statement about the shameful state of the United States economy. On October 31, 2023, De Schutter called out...
Rod Watson November 8, 2023 Read the full article here Buffalo News
If the state and federal governments truly stand behind their commitments to environmental justice, then we should stand with the Tonawanda—for the Big Woods, and for Indigenous land justice. Robin Wall Kimmerer November 7,...
Older housing often lacks adequate air conditioning, and low-income households typically lack the funds to address these issues. Todd Swanstrom September 19, 2023 Read the full article here The Progressive
In the years since the Great Recession, when housing prices dramatically fell, Wall Street investors have been buying large numbers of single-family homes to use as rentals. As of 2022, big investment firms owned nearly 600,000...