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Op-Ed
US Is Overcome With Debt and Death. Let’s Fight Inequality to Stop This Crisis.
It is not debt cancellation that the nation can’t afford -- it is widening inequality that is too costly.
Don’t Let Ron DeSantis Use Hurricane Ian to Cover Up His Right-Wing Agenda
Anything DeSantis does in the aftermath of this disaster should be viewed as performative gamesmanship for 2024.
Absence of Universal Health Care Can Be Traced to State Repression of Socialists
The U.S. government ruthlessly targeted the Socialist Party in the early 20th century. That blow is still reverberating.
Fears of a Housing Crash Threaten Life Savings of Tens of Millions in the US
The Federal Reserve’s policies are also pushing home ownership further out of reach for first-time buyers.
As Iraq War Vote Anniversary Nears, Don’t Forget Who Was Responsible
Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, we can’t let our political leaders rewrite history to erase their complicity.
This CDC Scientist Couldn’t Access Monkeypox Treatment. Why?
It took three doctor visits -- and a desperate call to a colleague -- for a Black scientist to get treatment.
Patagonia’s Greenwashing Ignores Workers and Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
Relinquishing profits won’t solve the planetary inequities that produce those profits in the first place.
Grassroots Groups in Mississippi Are Pushing for Representation in Local Office
Mississippi has never elected a Black person to statewide office to this day.
Reading William Rivers Pitt Was Like Traveling. I’ll Miss the Journey.
Will was a mighty storyteller in independent media.
Schools Should Ban Corporal Punishment — and Teach Restorative Justice Instead
By instituting corporal punishment, school districts are exposing children to violence that causes long-term damage.