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Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 5, 2018
White Anti-Racism Must Be Based in Solidarity, Not Altruism
Altruism is too often carried along by the currents of racist capitalism.
Jesse A. Myerson
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ActivismAugust 9, 2017
At DSA’s Convention, Longtime Members Find Themselves in a Sea of Energetic New Faces
And they can’t believe how popular democratic socialism has become.
Jesse A. Myerson
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EconomicsMay 8, 2017
Trumpism: It’s Coming From the Suburbs
Racism, fascism, and working-class Americans.
Jesse A. Myerson
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Housing and HomelessnessDecember 8, 2015
How to Get Rid of Your Landlord and Socialize American Housing, in 3 Easy Steps
Homelessness, unaffordable urban real estate, devastating gentrification, and the housing bubble are all rooted in privatized housing.
Jesse A. Myerson
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Ethical EconomicsJanuary 7, 2015
We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.
In a country that has always used race to justify inequality, ending police brutality is just the start.
Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith
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ActivismNovember 6, 2013
The Ray Kelly ‘Shoutdown’: Free-Speech Failure or Democracy in Action?
Was this "shoutdown" an abrogation of free speech or a necessary moment of speaking truth to power?
Rania Khalek, Richard Yeselson, Jesse A. Myerson, Katha Pollitt and OpinionNation
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Occupy MovementDecember 9, 2011
The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street
One month after the NYPD cleared Zuccotti Park, the lack of a physical space to occupy is creating divisions within the movement.
Jesse A. Myerson