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Norm Fruchter, Leader in NYC and Newark Education Equity Movement, Dies at 85

Michael Elsen-Rooney , Reema Amin and Alex Zimmerman Chalkbeat
An activist, community organizer, school leader, novelist, and academic, Fruchter was on the front lines of some of the most pivotal social and educational battles of the past half century in the five boroughs and his native New Jersey.

The Lie at the Heart of Politicians’ “Job Creation”

Sarah Lazare Jacobin
When they want to wage war or destroy the planet, American political elites are obsessed with “job creation.” When workers start accruing a modest amount of power, elites demand increased unemployment.

How Kevin Did It

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
The secret deals may be juicy, but the real threats to the republic are the public positions of his party.

As Nurses Strike, Hospital CEOs Pocket Millions

Matthew Cunningham-Cook The Lever
As nurses from two New York hospitals fight for better treatment, the executives in charge have been boosting their own pay and slashing charity care.