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Turn Up the Heat on Fairness: American Garment Workers Deserve Better
Most garment workers are skilled, hardworking immigrants.
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Eight Cities Have New Co-op-Style Black Worker Centers — and They’re Tackling Unemployment
A member-led cooperative structure empowers Black workers as they navigate discrimination and incarceration rates.
“Obama Built the Structures for Trump”: A Terrifying Legacy of Mass Deportation
A highly militarized immigration enforcement apparatus is the frightening legacy of this Democratic presidency.
How Capitalism Fosters Bullying
Bullies are merely acting out in response to the norms and incentives of their militarized capitalist societies.
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In Swift Push for Body Cameras, Chicago Cut Contracting Corners
By the end of 2018, body cameras will be standard issue for every patrol officer in the city.
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US Shut Haitians Out Just Days Before Hurricane Hit Their Homeland
The future is uncertain for thousands of Haitians displaced by the 2010 earthquake and shut out under a new US policy.
Ecuador’s Legal Battle With Chevron Foreshadows Global Corporate Coup D’état
Agreements like the TPP allow corporations to turn the world's natural resources into profit at any human cost.
To African-American Artists of a Certain Status: Where Is Your Voice?
Now is the time for all artists, especially African American Artists of a Certain Status, to show up, stand up and speak up forcefully.
Shaheed: Children Prepare for Early Death in a Palestinian Refugee Camp
They await their turn to be the shaheed.
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Despite Pot Legalization in Alaska, Black Woman Faces Up to 54 Years in Prison
As whites prepare to cash in on the legalized marijuana business, Black people like Charlo Greene continue to be penalized.