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Inequality
I’ve Been in School Mental Health for 10 Years. My Heart Is Breaking Right Now.
As a school-based social worker, I see COVID’s heavy toll. Social workers can’t fix this alone. We need systemic change.
One Billionaire Has Been Created Every 30 Hours During Pandemic, Oxfam Says
Inequality “literally kills,” says a new Oxfam International report, which calls for taxing billionaires.
Median CEO Pay Leaps to Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike for Better Wages
2021 was the sixth consecutive record-breaking year for executive compensation.
The End of “Roe” Will Lead to More Family Separation and Child Disappearance
“They make money off of family separation,” says sociologist and legal scholar Dorothy Roberts.
It’s Time to Challenge the Corporate University
Both public and private universities have been gradually moving toward market-driven models, creating a “gilded age.”
Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators
A pervasive culture of self-dealing, secrecy and mismanagement reflects a systemic failure in higher education.
Global Capitalism Has Become Dependent on War-Making to Sustain Itself
The Ukraine crisis is not the cause but a consequence of the general crisis of global capitalism.
Poorest US Counties Suffered Twice the COVID Deaths of the Richest
The finding is being seen as a damning indictment of the U.S. government’s pandemic response.
Climate Mitigation Isn’t Just a Matter of Ethics; It’s Life and Death
If a clean and safe environment is a human right, then climate policies ought to prioritize those at greatest risk.
The Time Is Now for the “Radical Revolution of Values” That MLK Called For
Only mass action -- combined with the slow work of grassroots power-building -- can break through our current crises.