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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.
“Stick to Sports” Has Gone by the Wayside on Right-Leaning Sports Talk Radio
Sports talk radio, long a bastion of right-wing opinions, has pushed the “reopen” argument with scant notice.
Racist Violence Can’t Be Separated From the Violence of Neoliberal Capitalism
Neoliberal society is built on the myth that economic prosperity is hermetically sealed from racial and social justice.
Students and Staff Oppose COVID-Inspired Disaster Capitalism on US Campuses
Faculty and students are fighting a crisis they say has been exacerbated but was not caused by the virus.
Why Is the University of California Punishing Students During a Pandemic?
UC Santa Cruz is pushing punitive measures against student workers involved in wildcat strikes this past winter.
We Need a Universal Basic Income Now and After COVID-19
Such a policy would not only address suffering caused by COVID, but push back against the worst parts of capitalism.
Companies Are Using Pandemic to Squeeze Money From Incarcerated People Like Me
Being incarcerated should not make people like me and our families targets for extortion by phone companies.
Noam Chomsky: Trump Has Adopted a “Viva Death!” Approach to the Presidency
Trump’s guiding maxim is the one articulated by Franco’s general in 1936: “Down with intelligence! Viva death!”
Pandemic and Digital Divide Threaten Accurate Census Count of Native Populations
An inaccurate census count could wreak havoc on tribal nations and people for generations to come.
Trump’s Anti-Blackness Is Overt in Protest Response and Covert in Policymaking
Trump's calls for violence against protesters reflect the anti-Black economic policies he has pursued since 2016.
To Become Safer Amid Pandemic We Must Explore Our Responses to Abuse More Deeply
Safety planning in close quarters with those who cause harm requires thinking about how to be, if not safe, then safer.