Thursday, January 9, 2025

Prospects for a republic beset with disunity 

A republic needs endless work/ Or insurgent forces go berserk.

Burning books (or rather book companies)

Think of this as the modern capitalist version of burning books, though as with those fossil-fuel companies, it is, in reality, more like burning the future.

The truth behind “self-made” billionaires

Billionaires are not made by rugged individuals. They’re made by policy failures. And a system that rewards wealth over work.

Making sense of reactionary victim culture

Along with their portrayal of themselves as the real victims of made up or almost entirely online concepts like ‘cancel culture’, many on the right from politicians to pundits also excel at projection.

Gov. Newsom signs bill to raise wages and working standards for fast food workers...

Labor advocates are calling the new bill a "groundbreaking step" for low-wage workers.

Students and teachers are staging walkouts and creative protests to fight book bans and...

As the school year begins, students and teachers are fighting back against an onslaught of attacks on antiracist and LGBTQ education.

Dinner versus the truth: The problem with Facebook’s content warnings

The decision to prioritize our own comfort and convenience by looking away might feel easier, but it comes at a terrible cost.

Is the US legal system at war with its people?

Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.

59 percent in US living paycheck to paycheck as corporate profits surge to all-time...

"A large share of consumers are essentially living on the razor's edge."

Community schools can revitalize the neighborhoods around them

The transformative approach to school improvement is a catalyst for community revival.