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The Green New Deal: From Below or From Above?

Jeremy Brecher Labor Network for Sustainability
The question, “should Green New Deal policies by implemented from above or from below” is rather like the question, “Should I wash my hands or my feet?” The obvious answer is, “both!”

Discriminatory Congressional Maps Will Remain in Place

Marilyn W. Thompson ProPublica
With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color.

The Premises of the Diplomatic Mission Shall Be Inviolable

Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2024)
From Israel’s bombing of Iran’s embassy in Damascus to Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, leaders feel emboldened by the impunity granted by the Global North to disregard diplomatic norms and respect.

The One Who’s Left Water

Jed Myers First published in Tinderbox
Washington state poet Jed Myers pays homage to the “one who’s left water” for the migrants crossing Arizona deserts facing “liberty or a cage.”

When the State Comes for Your Estate

Safiya Charles Type Investigations
Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills, as one Charlotte family learned.

The Break-Up?

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
Are the United States and Israel heading toward a divorce?