Stu Becker
LATEST ARTICLES BY Stu Becker
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Amendment to decriminalize marijuana receives 50,000 signatures for Dallas ballot status
July 2, 2024Will keep people out of jail for simple marijuana possession.
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After 150 years, Black residents of Sandbranch, Texas, still have no running water
June 25, 2024The residents of this “freedman’s town” can’t drink the water from their taps because it’s too toxic, but county officials say they’re not worth the money it would cost to pipe in water.
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Revisiting DuBois’ landmark book, ‘The World and Africa’
January 5, 2024First published in 1947, the book remains a touchstone for anyone who wants to understand the modern world.
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Texas Teachers’ convention celebrates voucher victory, calls out rigged political and economic system
July 6, 2023Texas AFT resolution says U.S. capitalism “puts profits before the needs of the people and the planet.”
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Dallas activists revive 1934 Teamsters tactic with ‘flying pickets’ at Starbucks stores
May 3, 2023It was a mobile May Day in Texas on Monday.
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What’s in Texas’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ bill?
September 14, 2021And why teachers, students, and parents should unite against it.
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Dallas teachers call for pay raises at school board meeting
June 9, 2021Teachers and support staff at Dallas schools point out that as a result of the pandemic they are now more equipped than ever to deal with the problems of the schools and should be paid accordingly.
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Dallas teachers take pay raise demands to school board
May 3, 2021Under their average salary, Dallas ISD teachers cannot afford to purchase a home within Dallas city limits.
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