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Not Nearly Enough: Why Bank of America Record $17 Billion Settlement Is a Rip-Off
BofA's punishment does not fit the crime.
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Burying Our Babies: Letter From Los Angeles to Ferguson
Like Michael Brown we were college-bound, guilty until proven innocent, living in the shadow of death and the violent territorialization of the black body.
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Poverty Is Not Inevitable: What We Can Do Now to Turn Things Around
Having poor people in the richest country in the world is a choice. We have the money to solve this. But do we have the will?
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How to End the Criminalization of US Mothers
Other countries provide social programs and income support for poor single mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.
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Truth Has No Place in the Attack of Inflation Hawks
There is a growing push by inflation hawks to get the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.
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American Terror Lives On
The legacy can only be left behind if white Americans commit themselves to deep introspection and a pledge to leave supremacy behind.
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What Chicago’s Upcoming Mayoral Race Says About the Power of Movements
Teachers hold incredible power in any society, and stand to become an equally powerful catalyst for left organizing in the US.
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Our Situation Is Urgent
With more at stake than ever, you need accurate information to make informed decisions.
Blood on All Our Hands: Don’t Thank Me for My Service Redux
Years after writing the much-read and controversial piece “Don't Thank Me for My Service,” Camillo (Mac) Bica reflects on the same theme, responding to readers who were taken aback …
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Historically, Black Leaders Supported Palestinians; Why Less So Now?
Today's silence by black leaders in the face of Israeli aggression against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip stands in stark contrast to the historic support of the Palestinians …