As we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., it’s natural to remember his courageous advocacy for racial equity. But before he was assassinated, King had also begun to broaden his efforts to unify around economic justice.
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Why Do We Have School Lunch Debt at All?
A Google search for “paying school lunch debt” reveals a long list of recent news stories about good Samaritans paying off the school lunch debt of children whose families cannot afford it.
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DougCo GOP Posts Cringeworthy Anti-Trans Meme
The Douglas County GOP posted this meme on its page recently: "The one thing I love about conservative women is... you never have to ask: 'is that a woman.'"
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Red States Cut Worker Pay by Over $1 Billion
Over the summer, the House voted to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Buck: Gardner Is Smart to Act Like the Impartial Juror He’s Not
Maureen Dowd of the New York Times spotlighted Buck as having the "most twisted" defense of opposing an aspect of impeachment.
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Cutting Food Aid Promotes Hunger, Not Work
You may have heard about the Trump administration’s latest attack on very poor Americans: a punitive new restriction that will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000 people. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is our country’s most popular and effective nutrition assistance program.
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End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote
Like anyone else who was around that day, I can tell you exactly where I was on 9/11.
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CEOs Promise to Protect Us from…CEOs?
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote of being leery of a fast-talking huckster who visited his home: “The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons,” Emerson quipped.
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It’s Our Choice: Medicare for All, or Endless War?
If you’re following the presidential race, you’ve heard plenty of sniping about Medicare for All and whether we can afford it. But when it comes to endless war or endless profits for Pentagon contractors, we’re told we simply must afford it — no questions asked.