Truthout
Op-Ed
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Progressives: Beware of Co-Opters “Bearing Gifts” to Your Meetings
Some Democrats are attempting to co-opt dozens of grassroots movements.
This Catch-22 Limits Disaster Funding for Hurricane Victims
Helping communities recover and stay financially solvent is in everyone's best interest.
I Was an Exxon-Funded Climate Scientist
ExxonMobil's attempts to disseminate false information is public knowledge.
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Why the Greatest Advocates of Nonviolence Didn’t Condemn Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Acts of Violence
No anti-fascist movement is entirely violent or nonviolent.
An Anti-Poverty Program That Makes It Pay to Work
The Earned Income Tax Credit is the most popular anti-poverty tool. So why won't the feds expand it?
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Show Me the Money: The Fight for Funding and Accountability for Women’s Rights
Aid donors, governments and the United Nations have made many commitments to gender equality.
Welfare for Wall Street: Fees on Retirement Accounts
How would you feel about being taxed $1,000 a year to provide six-figure salaries to people in the financial sector?
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Reaganomics Made Harvey Worse
The Reagan ethos is more than an anachronism, it is a death sentence.
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If You’ve Never Lived in Poverty, Stop Telling Poor People What They Should Do
A minimum wage job cannot support a family.
The University We Deserve
It's going to be a busy year for campus activists.