By Stacy Mitchell, Kennedy Smith and Susan Holmberg Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar are targeting vulnerable communities, opening stores at a breakneck pace in urban and rural areas alike. It’s tempting to assume…
By Jake Johnson A national physician group this week called for the complete termination of a Medicare privatization scheme that the Biden White House inherited from the Trump administration and later rebranded—while keeping intact its…
By Chuck Bell A liberatory or emancipatory approach to eliminating medical debt begins with truly hearing the voices of one hundred million Americans who are struggling with bills they can’t afford to pay. As a…
Shareholder Payouts Boosted 4,500%, Workforce Slashed 33% Prior To Ohio Disaster By Eric Gardner The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying 20 railcars of toxic chemicals in western Ohio has renewed scrutiny on precision…
Libraries, as they exist in the twenty-first century, are the only remaining public domain. By Linda Stack-Nelson I will absolutely be the first person to romanticize libraries. I come from a home with thirty-two bookcases…
The US needs to adopt European-style social housing and also make rental assistance an entitlement. Read more at Counterpunch.
Luis Arce outlined his ambitious vision for changing the global capitalist system. Read the story at Geopolitical Economy.
Public enterprises that build and operate housing will help us out of our current crisis. Read the article at Noema Magazine.
Published in issue no. 221, September 2020 By Darren Byler and Carolina Sanchez Boe When Gulzira Aeulkhan finally fled China for Kazakhstan early last year, she still suffered debilitating headaches and nausea. She didn’t know…
Published in issue no. 221, September 2020 By Casey Bond In a world seemingly dominated by shiny startups and flashier brands, the United States Postal Service may seem like a dusty institution. But what if…