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When Will Presidential Candidates Propose Ending the Criminalization of Poverty?
Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping prison reform as an economic justice issue.
Bernie Sanders Proposes New Economic Bill of Rights
Sanders's Bill of Rights includes health care, affordable housing, education, a living wage and retirement.
Migrants Will Pay the Price of Mexico’s Tariff Deal With Trump
The terms of the deal leave migrants more vulnerable to extreme violence.
New York Teachers Fight for Divestment From Prison Industry
A new campaign is working to divest $8 million in retirement holdings from the for-profit prison system.
Corporate Media Enable Industry War Against Medicare for All
The health care industry feeds corporate media a steady diet of “alternative facts” about Medicare for All.
Catastrophe Is Coming, and We Can’t Kill Our Way Out of It
There will be more wars as a result of climate change.
Canvassing the 55 Percent of Rural Voters Wanting Medicare for All
Like with Medicare in the 1960s, an activated public can canvass voters to force Congress to act.
Getting Poorer While Working Harder: The “Cliff Effect”
In addition to boosting wages, it will take major policy changes to offset the skyrocketing costs of living.
The Supreme Court Nixes Corporate Contributions for the 2020 Campaign
The justices refused to consider a challenge to a longstanding ban on corporate donations to political campaigns.
How Powerful Mining Corporations Plunder the Global South Without Consequence
Corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities.