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How to Repair the Planet

William P. Jones, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò Dissent
In Reconsidering Reparations, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò makes the case for a political project with a global scope.

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

Heather Vogell ProPublica
Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price.

The Hidden Costs of Containerization

Amir Khafagy American Prospect
This split between the fortunes of ocean shippers and their barely-hanging-on workers stems from industry-wide deregulation that supersized both container ships and the companies that pilot them.

The Second Insurrection is Coming – Are We Ready?

Bill Mosley Washington Socialist
If the Trump Republican party succeeds in its effort to corrupt the vote and return its leader to office, what remains of democracy in the United States will be on life support. We must work now to make sure it never reaches that point.

Biden to Permanently Seize Afghan Assets

Jon Queally Common Dreams
"I can't think of a worse betrayal of the people of Afghanistan than to freeze their assets and give it to 9/11 families," said one person whose brother was killed on Sept. 11, 2001.