Politics
‘The Souls of Poor Folk’: Saving the soul of U.S. democracy
April 13, 2018The report is not intended to remain on the shelf as a passive record of injustices. Rather, it is a tool for combating damning myths about poverty and organizing struggle.
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Paul Ryan quit fearing Democratic wave in November, say Wisconsinites
April 12, 2018Ryan will continue to influence the GOP via money: He has some $14 million on-hand and already raised another $40 million for the RNC.
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Women workers score a court victory for Equal Pay Day
April 11, 2018Fresno County schools hired Aileen Rizo, but, basing its decision on her prior pay, paid her a starting salary $13,000 below a man in an identical job. That’s illegal.
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Even on Equal Pay Day, some women less equal than others
April 10, 2018It was once said that “the female half of the human race is doubly oppressed under capitalism.” For working-class women of color, that oppression is tripled.
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Peace movement reviving to challenge U.S.’ empire of foreign bases
April 10, 2018Chalmers Johnson once wrote, “America’s version of the colony is the military base.” With over 800 of them, the U.S. has built an empire that wraps around the globe.
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