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Fearing Backlash, Republicans Backpedal on Social Security and Medicare Cuts
Trump is opportunistically exploiting rifts within the GOP over the prospect of cutting Social Security and Medicare.
The US Government Helped Mitigate Hunger During the Pandemic. Why Stop Now?
We need to start thinking of hunger as another kind of pandemic and access to nutritious food, a basic human right.
We Must Recognize That the Eviction Crisis Is Also a Public Health Crisis
The mental health impacts of eviction and the threat of eviction are severe for tenants.
We Must Abolish Nuclear Weapons Before They Abolish Us
The Ukraine War has resurfaced conversations about nuclear weapons. But are we having the right conversations?
Colonialism Created Food Insecurity in Haiti, Now Climate Change Compounds It
The U.S. must end its unfair trade practices and stop flooding Haiti's markets with food that can be grown locally.
Public Universities Run on Underpaid Labor. Now Grad Workers Are Fighting Back.
From Temple University to Rutgers, the devaluation of academic labor has its roots in decades of neoliberalism.
After 28 Years Behind Bars, Harm Reduction Brought Me and My Brother Together
I started harm reduction work in prison after years of addiction. It’s helped me build relationships I never expected.
This International Women’s Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines
There is much that the global feminist movement can learn from the current women’s struggle in Iran and their vision.
One of US’s Largest Public Universities Could See First Strike in Its 257 Years
Unionized academic workers at Rutgers University have organized across hierarchies and are preparing to go on strike.
We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black People
George Floyd’s murder is part of a through line of police violence first enabled by the “Dred Scott” ruling.