An ex-firefighter told a Black TikToker he used to leave Black people to die in burning homes. Kayln Womack October 30, 2023 Read the full article here The Root
The publisher had said it would segregate books with themes on race and gender at school fairs in order to navigate a rash of bans across the country. Shruti Rajkumer October 25, 20203 Read...
The United States is in the midst of a housing crisis. Roughly one-half of all renters in the United States are “cost-burdened,” spending at least 30% of their income on rent. Just over one-fifth...
The nearly $1 billion Kensington Expressway project, with a public cost that exceeds the tab for the new Buffalo Bills stadium, is being fast-tracked toward final approval early next year, but at three public...
The fascist form of capitalist rule is never immediately imposed, but is gradually insinuated into daily life, growing in force, power, and violence until the forces behind it secure state power. Fascists fight to...
The Oscar-nominated director tackles a shocking case of black land disposession in his acclaimed new film Silver Dollar Road Adrian Horton October 23, 20203 Read the full article here The Guardian
The most promising thing about last week’s John R. Oishei Foundation announcement is not its promise to focus more intently on addressing Buffalo’s racial disparities. While welcome, we’ve heard such pledges before. Rod Watson October 25,...
An exclusive excerpt from Malaika Jabali’s new book, It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism, a guide to socialism for budding anti-capitalists. Malaika Jabali October 24, 2023 Read the full article here In These Times
During the New Deal, mass left movements and government funding spawned a boomlet in working-class art. For once, art wasn’t just the province of the rich. Liza Featherstone October 16, 2023 Read the full...
Debt abolitionist Astra Taylor discusses how capitalism’s manufactured insecurity can feed movements for radical change. C.J. Polychroniou October 22, 2023 Read the full article here Truthout