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Universal Basic Income Is About Trust and Decency
Adopting a universal basic income requires experiments in building trust.
As Downtown Detroit Gentrifies, Longtime Black Residents Fight Illegal Tax Foreclosures
One in four Detroit properties have been subject to property tax foreclosure between 2011 and 2015.
Charlottesville, Virginia Backs Reparations Fund for Black Residents and Votes to Sell Robert E. Lee Statue
The city is preparing for a white nationalist rally on Saturday protesting against the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a downtown park.
Crafting a Charter for the “Precariat”: How to Build an Economy That Works for Everyone
Standing popularized the term “precariat” to describe a global social class characterized by precariousness.
A Turning Point on the Left? Libertarian Caucus Debuts at Democratic Socialist Conference
Democratic Socialists of America does not have a party line, making room for anarchists.
Emma Lazarus’s Iconic Poem “The New Colossus” Is Under Attack by the Trump Administration
Lazarus has long been a target of white nationalists.
Nikole Hannah-Jones on the DOJ’s Attack on Affirmative Action and How School Segregation Never Ended
The New York Times is reporting the Justice Department is preparing to investigate universities' affirmative action policies for anti-white bias, in what critics say is the latest assault against …
“Give Them Hell”: Exposing the Corporate Backers of Anti-Immigrant Hate
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are financing the suffering of immigrant families.
Is Capitalism in Crisis? Latest Trends of a System Run Amok
Political polarization is to be expected after a long-lasting structural crisis of capitalism, says David Kotz.
Now That Skinny Repeal Has Been Squashed, What’s Next for Health Care Activists?
Now that we have the lived experience of collective power, we can take this momentum and move forward, says Mari Cordes.