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Tackling the Housing Crisis With Public Power

Ricardo Gomez The Lever
Rhode Island is using COVID stimulus money to become a public housing developer — a monumental first step towards building a just housing delivery system.

The Truth About Busing Migrants From the Border to DC: A Story of Welcoming

Alexandra Gulden Common Dreams
The narrative cycling around conservative media outlets is that Governors Abbott and Ducey have "stuck it to the Dems" by "bringing the border crisis" to their front doors. In reality, mutual aid and solidarity groups have safely welcomed thousands of asylum seekers with dignity.

U.S. refuses to recognise upcoming Venezuelan elections

Zoe PC Monthly Review
US Vice-President Mike Pence, who filled in for Donald Trump, who was engaged in unilaterally ordering missile strikes on Syria, spent the majority of his speech criticizing Cuba, Nicolás Maduro and denouncing the upcoming elections.

Coding and Coercion

Ben Tarnoff/Björn Westergard Jacobin
An interview with Björn Westergard Unions have been trying to organize software engineers for decades, with little success. Here's a look at the organizing campaign that might turn things around.

Mercenary Being Considered to Build Trump's Army for Syria

Ben Norton/Media Benjamin The Real News
Trump is asking Middle Eastern governments to build a military force to replace US troops in northeast Syria, and notorious war profiteer Erik Prince has been contacted for help. Medea Benjamin says the plan is scandalous.