The US Safety Net Is Degrading by Design The US Safety Net Is Degrading by Design
Covid-19 and its economic fallout have further exposed the need to radically reimagine this country’s safety net.
Sep 17, 2020 / Mimi Abramovitz, Deepak Bhargava, and Tammy Thomas Miles
A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets A Movement for Housing Justice Is Camped Out on Philly Streets
Activists gather to protect encampments and demand that the city transfer buildings to a community land trust.
Sep 16, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
Democrats Have Ignored Cities Like Kenosha for Too Long Democrats Have Ignored Cities Like Kenosha for Too Long
Neglected cities across this country are desperate for a sincere and savvy politics of racial and economic justice. Biden has the chance to speak to every one of them.
Sep 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes? Why Are We Still Ignoring Former Foster Children’s Votes?
One out of every 20 children will spend some time in foster care. Yet their needs have largely been ignored during the presidential election.
Sep 14, 2020 / StudentNation / Alexandra Ellerbeck
The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic The Immokalee Way: Protecting Farmworkers Amid a Pandemic
While some companies do everything to escape accountability, the Fair Food Program proves there’s an alternative.
Sep 14, 2020 / John Bowe
59 Days Until the Election 59 Days Until the Election
There’s a monster under America’s bed.
Sep 12, 2020 / OppArt / Ann Telnaes, Rob Rogers, and Bill Bramhall
Whale of a History Whale of a History
An artist’s 51-foot-long scratchboard installation examines American capitalism.
Sep 9, 2020 / OppArt / Jos Sances
That Was David Graeber That Was David Graeber
The anthropologist who coined “the 99 percent” and “bullshit jobs” died at age 59.
Sep 9, 2020 / Malcolm Harris
First Responders First Responders
We’re in it together, but the pandemic keeps impacting Black and brown communities disproportionately.
Sep 8, 2020 / OppArt / Robin Holder
66 Days Until the Election 66 Days Until the Election
Time to end this liar in chief.
Sep 5, 2020 / OppArt / Edel Rodriguez