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Let’s Build Up Communities Instead of Pouring Funds Into Police Oversight
Policing is an inherently violent and coercive tool that no amount of oversight and training can fix.
Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Spurns Farmworkers While Profiting Off Pension Funds
Nelson Peltz spurns the Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and working conditions for farmworkers.
While the World Is on Fire, DNC Kills Resolution for Climate Forum
The Democratic Party had been reminded of its platform asserting it will combat the “global climate emergency.”
Could Climate Catastrophe Lead to Ecofascism?
The Christchurch and El Paso shooters appropriated the language of environmentalism in their manifestos.
How Steep Is That Sidewalk? A Digital Map for People With Disabilities
For disabled people, getting around Seattle is a constant challenge. This app wants to make it easier and safer.
How Amazon and Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon
One whistleblower who raised flags about tech moguls' unprecedented access to the Pentagon has also paid the price.
Conservatives, the Far Right, Fascists and How We Defeat Them All
Calling out fascism alone won't defeat it. The left needs an anti-oppression strategy and popular social programs.
Move Over Wall Street, People’s Banks Are Coming to Replace You
Public banking will bring democracy and accountability to the world of finance.
States With Fracking Bans Are Still Building Fracking Infrastructure
Bans are meaningless if you continue to build infrastructure to transport fracked gas from other states.
Trump Considering Slashing Medicare and Social Security as “Second-Term Project”
During his 2016 campaign, Trump vowed not to touch Social Security or Medicare if he became president.