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Schools That Ban Symbols of Antiracism From the Classroom Are Normalizing Racism
Black students deserve public school systems that support rather than traumatize them.
Students Are Pushing US Colleges to Sever Ties With Military-Industrial Complex
Students and young people are witnesses to the ways in which U.S. education is deeply complicit with war and militarism.
Maine Voters and Foreign Companies Squared Off Over Energy Corridor. Voters Won.
The project faced staunch opposition from groups concerned with the impact the corridor could have on wildlife.
The COVID Supply Chain Breakdown Can Be Traced to Capitalist Globalization
Given the underlying structural crisis of global capitalism, worldwide economic turbulence is here to stay.
More Than 1 in 4 Members of the Senate Have Fossil Fuel Investments
At least 28 U.S. senators' households own over $12.6 million in fossil fuel industry and energy funds.
Democrats’ Flawed Drug Pricing Plan Has Limited But Real Benefits to Consumers
A last-minute agreement among lawmakers restored a provision seeking to control costs of prescription medicines.
Pelosi and Biden Acquiesce to Party’s Right Wing With Infrastructure Bill Vote
Progressives argued that the move opens the door for right-wing Dems to further weaken, or abandon, the budget bill.
Public Banking Has the Potential to Truly Revolutionize Our Economy
The public banking movement is creating an opening wedge for the transfer of finance from private to public control.
People Worldwide Name US as a Major Threat to World Peace. Here’s Why.
From the perspective of humanity and the planet, the war on terror has been catastrophic in its levels of destruction.
Technology Fetishism Reigns at COP26. It’ll Keep Us Burning Fossil Fuels.
Britain, host of the conference, has the influence of climate deniers and the fossil-fuel lobby on display at Glasgow.