Free Higher Education Is a Very Good Idea
Liberal pundits and politicians like Hillary Clinton have a host of objections to free higher education. But free college isn’t just good policy — it’s good politics. Read the article at Jacobin Magazine.
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Overturning Felony Disenfranchisement in Southern States
In the last U.S. presidential election in 2016, 6.1 million Americans could not vote because of laws that disenfranchise people with past felony convictions. Read about it Facing South.
The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses
One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers. Read more at The New York Times.
Trump Attack on SSDI
Proposed change could end disability benefits for hundreds of thousands – read the article at Common Dreams.
“One Nation: Tracked”
This story on cellphone tracking is the most important article you should read now, period. Read more at Common Dreams.
Biggest Pay Raise in a Generation: Medicare for All
By Jake Johnson Medicare for All would give most U.S. workers “the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation,” two economists from the University of California, Berkeley said in October, countering one of the main…
Green New Deal for Public Housing to Solve Multiple Crises at Once
By Jake Johnson Framing the climate crisis as both an existential threat and a “tremendous opportunity” to fundamentally transform American society, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in November unveiled a Green New Deal…
Crucial Differences Between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
By Hadas Thier After several months of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are playing very nice with each other. But the rest of us are starting to debate the…
Voter Suppression Is Destroying US Democracy – In 2020, Expect More
by Carol Anderson America hangs in the balance. The elections in November next year will determine whether the United States continues down the road of authoritarian dynastic rule or reclaims the work of expanding and…
A Bold Plan to Strengthen and Improve Social Security
By Dean Baker The Social Security 2100 Act proposed by Connecticut Representative John Larson is getting closer to being passed by the House of Representatives. It now has more than 200 co-sponsors. If it were…