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Banks Use Public Credit Backed by Public Funds to Feed Bottom Lines
Some experts believe bankers are depriving small businesses of affordable loans in order to line their own pockets.
The Climate Strikers Walked Out of School. Next, Let’s Walk Off the Job.
Climate strikes can win a Green New Deal by building community and labor alliances around demands for the common good.
The Effort to Impeach Trump Is Not a Distraction
Holding up Trump's crimes to scrutiny will help put a check on his abuses of power.
Veterans Must Also Heal From Moral Injury After War
Healing from the moral gravity of the war experience requires more than a treatment for “mental illness.”
As a Veteran, I Refuse to Celebrate War
Let us reclaim Veterans Day, call it Armistice Day, and honor those who struggle for justice and peace.
Borders Don’t “Secure” Anything But Global Inequality
Borders expose “the shackles of a world organized into vastly unequal nation states,” says author Todd Miller.
Millions Call on Texas Governor to Halt Execution of Rodney Reed
Reed was convicted of raping and murdering Stacey Stites in 1996, but her fiancé has since confessed to the crimes.
Facebook’s Right-Wing Hate Speech Problem Isn’t Going Away
Facebook has rolled out policies that critics say allow public figures to spread hate and lies online.
Progressive Prosecutor Movement Scores Major Victory in San Francisco DA Race
Chesa Boudin, backed by Black Lives Matter co-founders, is a public defender and the son of incarcerated parents.
Revenge Porn Is Sexual Violence, Not a Byproduct of Millennial Negligence
Instead of victim blaming, we need to recognize how nude photographs can be wielded as weapons of abuse.