‘Cop City’ and the Struggle for Climate Justice
By Stan Cox Along the South River, in the southwest corner of DeKalb County, Georgia, lies a forested area of about 300 acres that has been owned by the nearby City of Atlanta for over…
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GOP Filibuster Blocks Equal Rights Amendment
By Jessica Corbett On April 6, Equal Rights Amendment supporters slammed the vast majority of U.S. Senate Republicans for filibustering a resolution that would make the 100-year-old measure the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The…
Childbirth Killing Black Moms at a Higher Rate
NC advocates, policymakers discuss solutions. By Jennifer Fernandez Everyone here knew the data: Black women are three times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than white women. And they knew the cause: hard-to-solve…
Eliminating Healthcare Debt: A Liberatory Approach
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…
Police Violence At All-Time High
Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets? By Sonali Kolhatkar The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington…
Defund the Police? Why Not?
We should not confuse public safety with investments in systems of punishment. Read more at In These Times.
‘We Get There First or White Supremacists Do’
Read how these rural canvassers disrupt racist narratives, full story at In These Times.
A Proven Alternative to Policing
Read about Chicago’s community peacemakers at Waging Nonviolence.
Here’s What a ‘Feminist Economic Recovery Plan’ Looks Like
By Frances Nguyen A universal basic income. Special emergency funds for marginalized groups, including undocumented immigrant women, domestic workers, women with disabilities and sex-trafficking survivors. Waived co-payments for covid-19 tests and treatment, including for incarcerated…
Out of the Coronavirus Crisis Can Come Efficient Historic Changes for Justice
By Ralph Nader Many of us have heard that the Chinese character for “crisis” is also the character for “opportunity.” During the coronavirus crisis, we have a duty to apply political solutions and emerge much…