Only Radical Changes Will Make Rents Affordable
The US needs to adopt European-style social housing and also make rental assistance an entitlement. Read more at Counterpunch.
Politics
Bolivia Presents Revolutionary 14-Point Socialist Program to Transform the World
Luis Arce outlined his ambitious vision for changing the global capitalist system. Read the story at Geopolitical Economy.
It’s Not Just Trump: The Neoliberal Roots of the Postal Service Crisis
Published in issue no. 221, September 2020 By Max B. Sawicky We’re currently getting a vivid, painful reminder of why we need a public sector. The collapse of public services, in particular the provision of…
Southern States Ease Mail-in Ballot Restrictions
Published in issue no. 221, September 2020 By Benjamin Barber Voting by mail is expected to increase massively this year amid concerns that in-person voting could accelerate the spread of the coronavirus. According to an…
GOP Is Waging a War on Voting
Published in issue no. 221, September 2020 Here Are 8 Ways You Can Help Protect the 2020 General Election By Kenny Bruno The 2020 presidential election will not be decided by the popularity of candidates…
‘We Get There First or White Supremacists Do’
Read how these rural canvassers disrupt racist narratives, full story at In These Times.
Trump Hammers Cuba While Cuba Cures the Sick
Cuban doctors working worldwide are candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize. Read more at Mint Press News.
Participatory Community Engagement at Risk
By Nathan Boucher, DrPH On February 3rd of this year, Raleigh City Council voted to disband the city’s 18 longstanding Citizen Advisory Councils (CAC), eroding public trust in government. This has now been compounded by…
How Do You Stop Politicians from Rigging the Ballot? This Woman Knows
By Ashley Spencer For many years Michigan was divided evenly along party lines – a checkerboard of red and blue every election. Then, in 2011, Michigan’s Republican party legally rigged the system. Charged with drawing…
Government Debts as Class Swindles
The richest sectors of modern capitalism avoid or replace taxes levied on them with interest-bearing loans to the same government. Read the story at Common Dreams.