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'It's a Crisis Alright': Report Details Serious Public Health and Safety Risks of Trump Shutdown
"Corporate lawbreakers are going unpunished, safety inspections are being postponed, discrimination charges are going uninvestigated, polluters are not being held in check, financial fraudsters are not being policed."
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1.4 Million Floridians Just Got Their Voting Rights Back, Whether Republicans Like It Or Not
It's the largest number of people to gain access to the ballot all at once since American women won the right to vote in 1920.
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Why The Public Banking Movement Is Up Against the Ropes In 2019
The movement must go left to go forward.
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Shining Bright: The Promise of the Sunrise Movement
Composed of activists from high school age to their mid-20s, the Sunrise Movement formed to challenge power by targeting Congresspeople and tackling the climate crisis in a loud, uniquely jubilant voice.
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Shutoffs Continue As The People of Detroit Fight for Water As a Human Right
“A lot of people in Detroit are choosing water over medicine, water over rent, water over new shoes for their kids,” said Shea Howell, a member of Detroiters Resisting Emergency Management.
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Opportunities for the Movement In 2019 and Beyond
Three big possibilities for change await: the 2020 elections, the decline of U.S. empire and an economic slowdown.
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Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
Calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Where Credit Is Due: The Community Reinvestment Act is Still Necessary
In recent decades, the CRA helped bring $2 trillion in small-business and community-development bank loans to underserved areas. Why is the Trump administration trying to shred it?
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One Year Later: The GOP Tax Cuts Made Wealth Inequality Much, Much Worse
The majority of gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 have gone to millionaires, billionaires and multi-billion dollar corporations, while workers have seen little to no gains.
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'Time for a Jubilee!': US Student Loan Debt Hits Record $1.46 Trillion. Funny, That's More Than GOP's Corporate-Friendly Tax Giveaway
Student debt has doubled since 2009, but economists argue that forgiving all of it – that's right, all of it – is something the country needs and can clearly afford.
