They face racism daily. It is built into conditions of discriminatory poverty – no jobs or low-paid jobs, or unprotected work that is too often dangerous in nature. As tenants, many African Americans are defenseless against evictions and landlord safety code violations. As ripped off borrowers (payday loan rackets) defrauded consumers (the poor pay more … Continue reading Moving Street Protests from Futility to Utility | Ralph Nader
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Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal
We are going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department,” tweeted Council Member Jeremiah Ellison on June 4, pledging to “dramatically rethink” the city’s approach to emergency response. In a TIME op-ed published the next day, Council Member Steve Fletcher cited the MPD’s lengthy track record of misconduct and “decades-long history of violence and discrimination”—all of … Continue reading Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety – The Appeal
Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics by Terre Nash, National Film Board of CanadaAccording to the current UN rules of economics, which governs the IMF, nations and international money flow, if you are not making or producing lots of money in the 'market', you are not worth anything. All nations must … Continue reading Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
Voter ID Laws; Good, Bad or Neutral?
The New Hidden POLL TAX That Is Voter ID LawsVoter ID laws are making it MORE difficult to vote. Why? It costs money to get the ID necessary to vote, essentially making the voter ID requirement a POLL TAX.Many people do not live near the places where it is now required to go, in order … Continue reading Voter ID Laws; Good, Bad or Neutral?
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