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Economic PolicyJanuary 4, 2021
The Case for Wide-Scale Debt Relief
Student loans, medical debt, mortgage payments, rent, and municipal debt should all be reduced or eliminated outright.
Astra Taylor
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisMay 6, 2019
Time’s Up for Capitalism. But What Comes Next?
Every day, we help decide how the future will unfold. But how do we cast ballots for a democracy that doesn’t yet exist?
Astra Taylor
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Housing and HomelessnessSeptember 29, 2017
When Growing Old Means Living in Your Car, Working in an Amazon Warehouse
An interview with Nomadland author Jessica Bruder on America’s new, precarious old age.
Astra Taylor
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ActivismMarch 23, 2017
How to Turn an Outpouring of Progressive Activism Into a Winning Social Movement
Why the left needs to build power, now.
Astra Taylor
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Social JusticeOctober 21, 2016
From Black Lives Matter to the Fight for $15: Why Americans Are in Revolt
Journalist Sarah Jaffe celebrates the social movements that are rocking the country.
Astra Taylor
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InequalityMarch 8, 2016
Universities Are Becoming Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds With Schools Attached
Students are beginning to urge divestment.
Astra Taylor
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TechnologyMay 27, 2015
How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score
Welcome to the new Wild West of data collection without regulation.
Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski
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PoliticsMay 27, 2015
‘Tech’ Is Political—How We Respond to It Needs to Be Just as Political
New technologies will not solve our problems: People acting collectively will.
Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor
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PoliticsOctober 22, 2014
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ActivismSeptember 22, 2014
American Education Is Leaving Our Youth With a Debt Sentence
How for-profit colleges are allowing Wall Street investors to cash in, at students’ expense.
Astra Taylor and Hannah Appel