racism
Amending the 13th Amendment: Lawmakers aim to end legalized prison slavery
December 4, 2020Sen. Jeff Merkley: 13th Amendment “continued the process of a white power class mistreating Black Americans, creating generations of poverty, family breakup, and mass incarceration."
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UAW official gives insider’s view of GOP’s Michigan election scheme
November 30, 2020As one of the four election commissioners for Wayne County, Allen Wilson of the United Auto Workers saw first-hand Trump's plot to throw out Black votes.
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Trump’s racist attacks on democracy open Pandora’s box for future suppression
November 25, 2020Trump helped create violence and division by vilifying the Black Lives Matter movement as “thugs” and “looters.” So why not extend it to making it seem Black people can also “steal” an election?
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: Building a debtor’s union in D.C.
November 23, 2020People's World interviews Wes Vanderburgh, an organizer from the newly established D.C. Chapter of the Debt Collective.
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A Broader View: Those at risk on our streets
November 20, 2020Lives riddled with (preventable) poverty and injustice. Cause of death: the failures of politicians unable to address the severity of this pandemic.
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