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Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
Addressing how the pandemic intersects with issues of social, economic, environmental, racial, gender and disability justice.
Border Town Links Fight Against Trump’s Wall to the Black Lives Matter Movement
Residents say the half-billion being poured into the wall should instead be used to address real crises on the border.
Racist Neoliberal Response to Hurricane Katrina Foreshadowed Response to COVID
We must learn from the U.S.’s apartheid response to Hurricane Katrina to reimagine our response to COVID.
Community-Based Farms Rise to the Occasion as Big Food Supply Chains Stall
Community farms have been able to reorient marketing and production to serve the urgent needs of their communities.
Are Outdoor Classrooms a Solution to the Disaster of School Reopenings?
While not a long-term solution for safe and equitable schooling, outdoor classrooms can be a safer interim solution.
Navajo Nation’s Shortage of Clean Water Is Impeding Efforts to Control COVID
A disastrous legacy of exploitative drilling and mining has destroyed the Navajo Nation’s precious water resources.
GOP Proposes Letting Fossil Fuel Firms Sue Sick Workers Seeking Compensation
GOP senators want a liability shield that lets Big Oil sue workers who seek recompense for getting COVID on the job.
Teachers and Students Mobilize in More Than 35 Cities to Demand Safe Schools
Since the economy can’t reopen until schools reopen, teachers hold leverage beyond the educational realm.
Congressional Republicans Use COVID Relief as a Pawn in Fight for Power
The long consequences of hate, fear and greed have come to a head here in the United States.
COVID-19 “Microschools” Are Betsy DeVos’s Latest Privatization Scheme
One school district nixed a proposed pilot with a Koch-backed microschool, but the model is spreading amid the pandemic.
If the Fed Can Bail Out Wall Street, It Can Rescue Public Education
Progressive economist Gerald Epstein discusses how the Federal Reserve can step in to save schools.