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Poor Neighborhoods Are Only Getting Poorer

Marie Patino CityLab
There are more communities living in poverty across U.S. metropolitan areas than there were four decades ago — and the neighborhoods that were already poor have even less now.

Coming Soon: Bipartisan Deficit Hawks Calling for Austerity

Ari Rabin-Havt Convergence
people waiting in line Right now, government money is flowing. But soon the self-appointed guardians of “fiscal responsibility” will call for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and SNAP, while leaving the defense budget and large tax breaks for the wealthy intact.

Solidarity Means Insisting On Palestinian Right Of Return

Kristian Davis Bailey Electronic Intifada
mural The right of return for Palestinians uprooted by Zionist forces in 1948 – including their children and grandchildren – is the central issue of justice for Palestine. Yet it often remains an afterthought for solidarity activists.

Friday Nite Videos | May 29, 2020

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