The Land Beneath the Pipeline: Standing Rock & Obama’s Chance to #HonorTheTreaties
John Laurits explores the meaning of the United States’ treaties with Native Americans in light of Standing Rock’s resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Informative
School-Prison Pipeline
So what can we do to put an end to the disastrous effects this policy imposes on our communities? As with most things involving the government, there isn’t a quick fix. Dismantling this institutionalized racism will take a grassroots movement to convince local school boards to rewrite policies.
Education & BLM
As a former educator in an impoverished non-white area, I contend that we must hold our school system accountable for the regular police violence happening in poor communities of color.
7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
The presumption of innocence by those perpetrating the frauds is characteristic of Professor Galbraith’s cynically gracious approach.
The Haymarket Riot: Birth of American Labor Day
Progressives should understand its origin, and the sacrifices those who gave all made to establish the what little rights we now have in order to continue the struggle for a living wage.
What is a Real Progressive?
Progressive reformers had worked for political, social and economic change within the traditional two-party system for decades before they established a third party