Poverty

Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again

Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again Thoughts and Prayers Again and Again

Hypocrisy and inaction on guns.

May 24, 2021 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

Massacres Remembered

Massacres Remembered Massacres Remembered

Gut Checks. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of May 17.

May 21, 2021 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

California Governor Newsom Unveils His Economic Recovery Package For The State

The Blue Welfare State The Blue Welfare State

With its new budget proposal, California could be poised to go down the social-democratic route taken by most Western democracies three-quarters of a century ago.

May 21, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

Surveillance

Surveillance Surveillance

Over-policing in Black and brown communities.

May 19, 2021 / OppArt / Mac McGill

Claire McClinton

The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women

Women like Claire McClinton, Johnnie Tillmon, and Julia Ward Howe have allowed us glimpses of what a country that served and empowered all women looks like.

May 15, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Iraqi Refugee Murder Arrest

Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front Tragedy and Hope on the Western Front

The imprisonment of Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen and the prospect of humane redistribution of wealth show California both failing and aspiring to its political promise.

May 14, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Black Families Matter

Black Families Matter Black Families Matter

Honoring black lives, every day.

May 12, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Textile workers in Bangalore

When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor

Garment workers in India don’t need life-skills training. They need higher wages.

May 12, 2021 / Maria Hengeveld

Covid’s Spread Ignores All Borders

Covid’s Spread Ignores All Borders Covid’s Spread Ignores All Borders

This global pandemic must remain our collective battle.

May 11, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Bill and Melinda Gates

Is the Shine Starting to Come Off Bill Gates’s Halo? Is the Shine Starting to Come Off Bill Gates’s Halo?

The billionaire’s role in perpetuating vaccine apartheid in the name of protecting intellectual property rights has begun to draw criticism.

May 7, 2021 / Tim Schwab

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