Since the onset of the pandemic, food insecurity has skyrocketed throughout the United States. One of the hardest hit segments of the population has been … One in three college students is food insecure in the United StatesRead more
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How Lifting Intellectual Property Restrictions Could Help
As new coronavirus cases surge across India, overwhelming hospitals and crematories, calls are growing louder for wealthy countries to stop hoarding excess supply of COVID-19 … How Lifting Intellectual Property Restrictions Could HelpRead more
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Capitalism Is A Misanthropic, Dystopian Religion
Capitalism is a misanthropic, dystopian religion. By “capitalism” I mean this or any other possible system wherein mass-scale human behavior is driven by the pursuit … Capitalism Is A Misanthropic, Dystopian ReligionRead more
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Burning Tulsa
https://www.zinnedproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Running-the-Negro-out-of-Tulsa-763×534.jpg None of my mostly African American 11th graders in Portland had ever heard of the so-called Tulsa Race Massacre, even though it stands as … Burning TulsaRead more
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A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During Pandemic
The wealth of U.S. billionaires has steadily grown over the last 31 years. But a third of the $4.3 trillion in billionaire wealth gains since … A Third of U.S. Billionaire Wealth Gains Since 1990 Have Come During PandemicRead more
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Tax on Amazon’s Pandemic Profits Could Pay to Vaccinate 580 Million People Worldwide
While the average US worker pays a tax rate of 22%, Amazon’s federal tax rate last year was just 9%, despite earning a record $20 … Tax on Amazon’s Pandemic Profits Could Pay to Vaccinate 580 Million People WorldwideRead more
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NSA labels Linux Journal readers and Tor and Tails users as extremists
Are you a Linux Journal reader or use software such as Tor and Tails Linux? If so, you’ve probably been flagged as an “extremist” by … NSA labels Linux Journal readers and Tor and Tails users as extremistsRead more
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Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Teaching in general is not a lucrative profession, but pre-K teachers are paid much less than their counterparts in elementary school. The median salary for … Why Preschool Teachers Struggle To Make Ends MeetRead more
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Wealthy Countries ‘Drained’ $152 Trillion From the Global South Since 1960
the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the rich economies of Europe appropriate $2.2 trillion worth of resources and labor—embodied in … Wealthy Countries ‘Drained’ $152 Trillion From the Global South Since 1960Read more
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May Day and the United States of Amnesia
May Day is celebrated in more than 90 countries around the world as International Workers’ Day, with large-scale marches and protests, in honor of the … May Day and the United States of AmnesiaRead more