Joel Wendland-Liu
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joel Wendland-Liu
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News
Public school privatization privileges profits over learning
June 23, 2022Structurally segregated by race and driven by economic inequalities, the U.S. education system is designed to limit the technical and cultural development of the working class.
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Culture
New study investigates plunder of Native American land
June 13, 2022In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth.
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News
Michigan people to mobilize for March on Washington June 18th in D.C.
May 23, 2022From Michigan alone, hundreds will attend the Poor People’s Campaign Moral March on Washington
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Books
‘The Future We Need’: A new book by Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta
May 5, 2022With the union organizing wave sweeping the country, topics like class struggle and labor militancy are back on people's minds.
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Culture
‘Ballad of an American’: Composer Earl Robinson and working-class culture
April 27, 2022Best known for composing the music for songs like “The House I Live In,” “Joe Hill,” and “Black and White,” Earl Robinson’s music became a critical part of U.S. working-class culture in the 20th century.
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News
Cops don’t need more training
March 4, 2022A report published this week by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General reveals that police in that city disproportionately target Black people and subject them to force.
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Culture
On becoming police and prison abolitionists: But what about the murderers?
February 25, 2022While a reader may find certain aspects of her argument worthy of debate, the fundamental value of Purnell’s book and intellectual approach is one of openness.
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Culture
New book explores fear of Black consciousness—and who fears it
February 18, 2022Fear of Black Consciousness deserves to be carefully studied.
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