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December 12, 2020

Portside Annual Fund Appeal: Multiracial Democracy or No Democracy at All

Portside

The danger of a fascist-like regime consolidating its power has been averted. For now. But make no mistake: The issue of whether we will move forward or be dragged into an abyss has been postponed, not decided. Please help - Portside's annual appeal

December 11, 2020

Cardboard People

Lollie Butler

A heavy burden we all carry in 2020: What’s missing? asks Arizona poet Lollie Butler. People, smiles and faces.

December 11, 2020

With Gigs Canceled and No Relief, Musicians Form a Nationwide Union

Liz Pelly In These Times

UMAW differentiates itself from similar unions through its vast scope, seeking systemic shifts industry-wide, inclusive of various genres and practices.

December 11, 2020

Open Source Licensing for Covid-19 Vaccines

Charles M Schweik and Timothy Ford The Conversation

If society needs to rapidly invent and deliver a vaccine – a global public good – with taxpayer money, why are U.S. federal agencies relinquishing the government’s ability to share and deploy these inventions and production processes with the world?

December 11, 2020

Let Everybody Vote, Even If They’re Incarcerated

Patrick Stephens The Progressive

What value is a democracy that actively seeks to silence the voices of its most vulnerable citizens?

December 11, 2020

Democratic Socialists 2X in the House, More Downballot

Peter Dreier Talking Points Memo

The resurgence of democratic socialism has occurred during a period of growing activism against widening inequality, persistent racism and looming environmental disaster.

December 11, 2020