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No Justice. No Peace.

Mehrsa Baradaran The American Prospect
Underlying the nationwide protests for black lives is the racial wealth gap.

Trump, USPS and Seniors

Max Richtman Common Dreams
Refusing to bolster the United States Postal Service in its time of need is nothing short of a betrayal of American seniors, who are more reliant upon the US Postal Service than any other age group.

The Fire This Time

Scholars for Social Justice Boston Review
These protests are too widespread to go away. There will be no peace without justice on multiple fronts.

Let Them Eat Weapons: Trump’s Bizarre Arms Race

Lawence Wittner History News Network
In a fresh challenge to Russia and China, delivered in October 2018, Trump extolled, “Let it be an arms race. We will outmatch them at every pass and outlast them all. We have more money than anybody else, by far.”
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