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Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires
Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders.
Corporate Landlords Get Big Tax Breaks. They Should Pay Our Rent During COVID.
The real estate industry, led by some of the richest people in the world, can't be allowed to further exploit renters.
Prosecutors Have No Place in Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commissions
Prosecutors are part of the prison-industrial complex, which has no place in a community-led quest for reparations.
If Trump Had Followed Vietnam’s Lead on COVID, US Would Have Fewer Than 100 Dead
The U.S. has much to learn from Vietnam, which has recorded just 22 COVID-related deaths, says economist Robert Pollin.
DNC Featured Most Native Speakers Ever, But Native Issues Remain Under-Addressed
It remains to be seen whether the Democratic Party will take real steps to confront its colonizing past and present.
DeJoy Has “No Intention” to Reinstall Sorting Machines, Mailboxes
Postal workers have noted delays in delivering mail due largely to the removal of sorting machines.
Facebook Has Begun Purging Accounts Tied to Anti-Fascist Groups
It remains to be seen whether this initial purge is the harbinger of larger things to come.
The People Who Help Run Our Elections Are Regularly Receiving Death Threats
The election administrators who operate the machinery of democracy are taking heat from all sides.
Biden Isn’t a Progressive. The Question Is How Far He Can Be Pushed.
If political momentum among Democrats continues to move leftward, Biden may be movable.
USPS Workers Told Not to Reinstate Mail Sorting Machines in Internal Email
Workers “are not to reconnect/reinstall machines that have been previously disconnected,” the email warns.