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These Statistics Show Why Gazans Are Risking Their Lives To Protest Israel
The humanitarian crisis and the current death toll. more
By Sasha Kramer
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Beyond Fluorescent Bulbs: 4 Things Millennials Can Do To Fight Climate Change
From running for office to taking direct action, an imperiled generation must take matters into its own hands. more
By Samuel Miller-McDonald
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A Brief Case for Guaranteed Housing
Why housing should be a human right. more
By Dayton Martindale
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Guns Have Always Been Vital to Black Political Struggle
From slave revolts to self-defense, Black revolutionary history is often ignored in the gun control conversation. more
By Charles Cobb Jr.
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Cooperative Banking for Black Lives
After facing decades of disinvestment and targeting by powerful financial institutions, African-American-owned credit unions could offer a way to build economic power and grow black wealth. more
By Valerie Vande Panne
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Chicago’s Far South Side Is Finally Getting a Train—And It’s Thanks to Decades of Organizing
Residents hope the transit extension will shorten commutes and bring much-needed jobs. more
By Patrick Corley
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INVESTIGATION: The Troubled History of the Fund Tapped for Rahm’s Controversial Cop Academy
$20 million in West Side TIF money for job creation has sat unspent, and another $36 million was "ported" to other districts. Now more than $10 million is being used for a police academy that will create only 100 temporary jobs. more
By Rebecca Burns
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New York City Sues Fossil Fuel Companies for 200 Years of Climate Destruction
The city is modeling how to take Big Energy to task. more
By Kate Aronoff
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Building an Alternative to Capitalism From the Ground Up
A primer on the solidarity economy. more
By Dayton Martindale
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Jerry Brown Lashes Out at COP23 Climate Protesters: “Let’s Put You in the Ground”
Activists interrupted Brown at the UN climate conference calling to keep fossil fuels in the ground and pursue more radical solutions. more
By Kate Aronoff
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Saudi Bombing and Blockade Are Devastating Yemen, And Yemenis Know the U.S. Bears Responsibility
U.S.-backed Saudi aggression is stoking anti-American sentiment in Yemen. more
By Nasser Arrabyee
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The Revolution Will Not Be Business Casual—and Other Takeaways From the Women’s Convention
The convention in Detroit was great on diversity and energy, but light on systemic analysis. more
By Jordan Sarti and Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
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Smells Like Environmental Racism
That stench permeating Detroit? It’s other cities’ burning trash. more
By Valerie Vande Panne
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Hurricane Relief, in the Spirit of Ella Baker
These volunteers are rebuilding northeast Houston, with a dose of transformative justice. more
By Eesha Pandit
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Puerto Rico Is a Symptom of America’s Rotting Democracy
We need to rebuild the island and our government. more
By Jessica Stites
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The Unlikely Alliance That Could Stop Keystone and Transform the Democratic Party
Natives and ranchers are teaming up to save their water and land from corporate takeover. more
By Kate Aronoff
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In 2028 Olympics, L.A. Residents See a Police State on Steroids
Community groups are torching the city’s Olympic plans. more
By Leighton Woodhouse
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Heed the Lesson of 1932: Only Left Unity Can Defeat the Racist Right
We have our differences, but we also have the numbers. more
By Joel Bleifuss
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Socialism, Coming to a State Fair Near You
Give us funnel cake, but give us roses too. more
By Rebecca Burns
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