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Voices From DC: Speaking Up for Schools and a Quality Education in Communities of Color
School closures siphon resources from public schools into private ventures, entrusting education to corporations.
Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.
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Detroit MLK Day for Justice: Of Dreams and Nightmares
n Detroit, on MLK Day, hundreds gathered to rally and protest against the persistent nightmares of inequality in urban cities nationwide.
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Cooperatives and Community Work Are Part of American DNA
From the founding of the country, people working together to make a better life for all has been central.
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“A Mighty Stream”: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Faith Guided Him to a Commitment to Economic Justice
For King, his calling as a minister required a fundamental assessment of capital.
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President Obama’s Second Term: Symbolic or Ironic?
MLK's “dream” was never about electing an African-American president.
We All Need Heroes
Truthout's Leslie Thatcher conducted an email interview with activist and academic Peter Dreier, author of
Six Reasons We Can’t Change the Future Without Progressive Religion
Often, religion offers much that progressives need to build movements for change.