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Reducing Inequality in the Trump Era
With Washington looking hopeless, it's up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and the rest.
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A Message to Social Studies Educators of the US in the Coming Trump Era
It is time for teachers to rethink the nature and purpose of teaching in Trumpland and create a system for the excluded.
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It Wasn’t All Bad: Five Signs of Positive Change in 2016
The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017.
Income Inequality Is Off the Charts. Can Local Policies Make a Difference?
Trump's administration promises policies that will expand the income inequality. But a few glimmers of hope are emerging at the local level.
Twenty Photos: My Seven Months Living at Standing Rock
The life that we have built here has taught many how to live a large-scale sustainable, decolonized, anti-capitalist lifestyle.
These Workers Are Celebrating 20 Years of Shared Bread and Shared Ownership
Workers in California are taking economic change into their own hands.
Beyond 2016: Five Stories to Carry With Us Into the New Year
Although 2016 often felt like a nail in humanity's coffin, there were many displays of fierce resilience.
“War in the Neighborhood”: An Interview With Seth Tobocman
You don't have to get somebody in the White House to get things done, says Seth Tobocman, you can do it by direct pressure.
Reproductive Justice Is Our Fight
A newly reissued book on organizing by women of color has important lessons for the fight for reproductive justice today.
Home Truths About the Climate Emergency
COP22 again highlighted the mismatch between illusive policymaking and the stark reality of global warming.