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November 28, 2020

What David Dinkins Taught Us

David Duhalde Jacobin

While his views may not fit squarely in a democratic socialist framework, Dinkins’s praise of a “gorgeous mosaic” of different races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, living and working together does.

November 28, 2020

The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe it’s good for people of color

Sammy Roth Los Angeles Times

An Aliso Canyon relief well being drilled on December 14, 2015.

The fossil fuel industry is increasingly casting itself as an ally of communities of color and defender of their financial well-being. The goal is to bulwark oil and gas against ambitious climate change policies by claiming the moral high ground.

November 28, 2020

As Pandemic Aid Ends, California Families Face Brutal New Year

Nigel Duara CalMatters

Jacques Gene and his 7-year-old son, Wyatt, at his home in Cool, near Sacramento.

Absent last-minute federal and state pandemic aid, Californians will be in for a rough new year. Some 750,000 Californians are set to lose federal unemployment benefits the day after Christmas, and 2.1 million could lose their homes weeks later.

November 28, 2020

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on the Possibility of Progressive Legislation in 2021

Rich Smith The Stranger

Why are we putting so much money into law enforcement when we need money that helps people have opportunity? We can increase our spending on critical areas, we can ensure people have health care, education, good living wage jobs.

November 27, 2020