Is It Fascism Yet?
Neoliberalism is Killing the Poor Rob Urie October 15, 2023 Read the full article here Counter Punch
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Capitalists Against Capital Standards for Banks
How the biggest banks are using community bankers to front for the self-interest of Wall Street in trying to weaken the rules Robert Kuttner October 12, 2023 Read the full article here The American...
People Power Vs. the Far Right Education Movement
Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman talks about how to fight back against the far right’s movement to undermine public education. Glenn Daigon October 5, 2023 Read the full article here The Progressive
The First Tool to Name Obstetric Racism Might Finally Push Policymakers Into Action
We cannot fix the maternal mortality problem without fixing the human rights problem at its core. Dr. Karen Scott and Indra Lusero October 4, 2023 Read the full article here Ms. Magazine
Stop the tunnel, remove the highway and restore Humboldt Parkway
Knowing that Restoring Our Community Coalition has changed its long-standing position from advocating for removal of the NYS Route 33 (Kensington Expressway) and parkway restoration to supporting the proposed tunnel, I was surprised to...
Decolonize Indigenous Data in NYS
Indigenous health has suffered from historic and intergenerational trauma which has been exacerbated by racism, disenfranchisement, detrimental data gaps and limitations in health research leading to inaccuracies in data collection, analysis and reported health...
A Trans Activist Is Now Charged With Assault After Defending Children From Neo-Nazis In A “Stand Your Ground” State
On today’s episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we speak with Leif, a trans activist in Northern Ohio who is currently facing assault charges after defending children and their parents from violent neo-Nazis and Proud Boys in...
Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.
It doesn’t necessarily buy happiness, but both personal experience and academic research suggest that when people have more money, they’re more likely to lead a pleasant life. Charles R. Davis October 5, 2023 Read...
The Crisis of Shelter in the United States
Housing is one the building blocks of human life. Why is it so scarce in this country? Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor October 5, 2023 Read the full article here The Nation
Cops Investigating Cops Will Never Work: We Need Working-Class Oversight!
On January 24th, 2023, a 23-year-old exchange student from India, Jaahnavi Kandula, was killed at a Seattle crosswalk by a speeding police car going nearly 50 miles per hour over the speed limit. Police...