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A Prophet for the Poor

Matthew Desmond The New York Review of Books
In order to build a mass movement for economic justice, Reverend William Barber argues, we need to let go of the idea that poverty is an exclusively Black or urban issue.

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

Algernon Austin and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad OtherWords.org
This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own.

Pasquale Tridico on Social Justice and Political Change

Stefano Galieni Transform!Europe
We need to realise a project that puts peace and freedom at the heart of EU policy. We must act to ensure prosperity for all, to protect welfare, and to defend labour, which ever since Maastricht has never been sufficiently represented.

Boar’s Head Plant Shuts Down

Edward Carver Common Dreams
A union statement said the closure was "especially unfortunate" because workers shouldn't be punished for the deadly outbreak, but a deal protecting employees' livelihoods was reached.

Monopoly League Baseball

Amos Barshad The Lever
Why is a private equity firm reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball?

Counting the Dead

Susan Cossette New Verse News
Minnesota poet Susan Cossette addresses the ultimate misogyny—“Faceless, nameless shadows…/Now, we matter more in death.”

Boeing Machinists Strike

Jenny Brown Labor Notes
Workers in yellow jackets holding Strike Against Boeing signs.
The rejected contract covers 32,000 workers in Washington and Oregon, members of Machinists District 751 in Washington and W24 in Oregon. Most work at the two plants near Seattle. It’s the largest strike in the U.S. this year.