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Texas Dads denied parenting rights–the facts
Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs with babies My last post on this subject was a full-on rant—fully justified as far…
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Low Wage Chicago Worker: “$15 an Hour Now!”
On June 19, Jim Rudd, a coffee shop worker and organizer for my campiagn for Alderman in the 49th Ward…
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Evicted for speaking truth to power!
On the night of Thursday, June 19, Rico Jones, a New Haven homeless activist, was evicted and permanently banned from the…
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Young people still have no future despite student loan payment caps
President Obama announced on June 9 an extension of the Pay-As-You-Earn program, which caps student loan payments at 10 percent…
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Let’s talk about childcare.
Actually, let’s shout about CHILDCARE!! I know so many parents in two parent homes where one parent is working just…
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Mama With a Bullhorn
I recently ran for California Insurance Commissioner, as a socialist. Our program? Abolish the insurance companies and provide free…
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Dr. King had a dream of economic equality—what can make it reality?
Forty-five years after King's assassination, poverty and unemployment remain at the core of U.S. society, but neither the Republicans nor…
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King tenía un sueño de igualdad económica — ¿cómo hacerlo realidad?
45 años más tarde del asesinato del King, la pobreza y el desempleo siguen siendo un debate central en la…
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Devastating cuts to food stamps, while pantries report critical shortages
Cutting food stamps by $8 billion over the next decade, poor and working-class families will see immediate cuts of $90…
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