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‘Eating Away at the Foundations of Our Democracy’: Book Bans Spiked 33% Last School Year
"We cannot stress enough how these censorious efforts will not end with book bans. It's only a matter of time before regressive, suppressive ideologues will shift their focus toward other forms of...
Amnesty Int’l Launches New Global Campaign With Interactive ‘Protest Under Attack’ Map
"This map sheds light on the heavy repression suffered by protesters around the world—and it is terrifying." By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams Amnesty International on Tuesday launched a new flagship...
There Can Be No American Dream Without Paid Sick Leave and Low-Cost Child Care
The COVID emergency funds are expiring this month and one-in-three American children’s families will lose the money to cover childcare costs, causing an estimated 3.2 million kids to lose care and...
End Wealth Supremacy
15 years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Wall Street is as predatory as ever. But a more democratic economy could be rising all around us. By Marjorie Kelly The Democracy Collaborative It’s...
400+ Actions to End Fossil Fuels Planned Around the World for Sept. 15-17
"September 15-17, 2023. Everywhere." Those are the dates and location of the international mobilization against fossil fuels set to take place this coming weekend, and the last word is hardly an...
US Child Poverty Rate More Than Doubled in 2022 Thanks to Manchin and GOP
The result of the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit, as predicted, was a devastating surge in child poverty. According to the new Census Bureau data, the child poverty rate rose to 12.4%...
Potential Auto Strike Is a Key Fight for Establishing a People’s Economy
Meeting UAW’s demands would be a win-win for the climate and for workers’ rights. So, what’s stopping the Big Three from acquiescing? By Sonali Kolhatkar Economy for All Project, Independent Media...
Video: Health care for all Californians? They’re working on it. So can you.
| OTHER VOICES ONLINE - A monthly conversation for activists | The California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (A.B. 1690 -...
We Still Have A Dream
Sixty years after Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, our racial economic divide is vast as ever. But it can still be closed — and quickly. By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins...
Making Sense of Florida’s Nonsensical History Curriculum
‘Slavery wasn’t so bad; white men are the real victims’: these are the messages that appear to stem from the right-wing war on history. It’s part of a bigger picture rooted in the politics of fear....
Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent
The ruling in the youths’ favor sets a powerful precedent for the role of “green amendments” in climate litigation. By Amber Polk Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International University Sixteen...
House Democrats Call on Clarence Thomas to Resign Over ‘Stunning’ Corruption
"Justice Thomas' alleged actions don't just appear corrupt, they are corrupt," said Rep. Ted Lieu. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), for her part, wrote Thursday, "Today's a good day to impeach Clarence...
History Must Record Trump’s Plan for a Nationwide “Kent State” Massacre
The bottom line here is that Trump and his co-conspirators—a group that clearly extends far beyond the six named in Jack Smith’s indictment—were not only willing but planning to recreate Nixon’s...
Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War and Peace
Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself. By Jyotsna Naidu Institute for Policy Studies If there’s one thing...
Bring Back the Child Tax Credit Expansion
Two years after the first payments went out, what have we learned from the prematurely abandoned Child Tax Credit expansion? Millions of children were lifted above the poverty line and racial...
AOC’s Clean Energy Bill Would Repeal Fossil Fuel Giveaways in Inflation Reduction Act
The provisions that the CLEAN Energy and NOW Acts would repeal threaten to "hold clean energy development on our public lands hostage to continued oil and gas leasing." By Julia Conley Common Dreams...
‘An Abomination’: Today Marks 14 Years Since the Last Federal Minimum Wage Increase
Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour, pay that's currently not livable in any state in the U.S. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams The federal minimum wage in the United...
The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun
The banners of change inspired by social and climate justice and the effective paths of this transition raised by popular movements are becoming more imperative and urgent today. By José Seoane...
Housing Is A Human Right – We Need To Recognize It
The “Housing is a Human Right Act of 2023” introduced in Congress this past March would provide over $300 billion for housing infrastructure and combating homelessness. And California could become...
Anti-LGBTQ laws in the US are getting struck down for limiting free speech of drag queens and doctors
In striking down these unconstitutional state laws on First Amendment grounds, many judges went out of their way to reinforce the point that freedom of speech protects views about sexual orientation...
The Supreme Court’s Gone Rogue And Americans Are Suffering For It
Americans are paying a harsh price for a Supreme Court without legitimacy. And how long can a court without legitimacy command our obedience? By Mitchell Zimmerman OtherWords An older generation...
Affirmative action lasted over 50 years: 3 essential reads explaining how it ended
“The vestiges of past discrimination and the unfortunate existence of ongoing discrimination continue. No deadline has made these wrongs and their impact disappear.” By Howard Manly The Conversation...
‘Inspiring’: Abortion Rights Amendment Backed by 700,000+ Ohioans on Track for November Vote
"This overwhelming show of support for reproductive freedom by Ohio voters is historic," said one advocate. By Kenny Stancil Common Dreams A nonpartisan coalition on Wednesday submitted more than...
Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending
Most of us understand the need to cut carbon emissions. But a huge share of our tax dollars are funding the most carbon-intensive institution on the planet. By Alliyah Lusuegro National Priorities...
Video: What Happens When Anti-PRIDE Becomes a Campaign Platform?
OTHER VOICES WEBINAR - RECORDED THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2023 Pride Month Webinar A conversation with CRAIG WIESNER, Commissioner, San Mateo...
‘Tax Scam’: Republicans Follow Debt Ceiling Fight by Proposing Tax Cuts for Wealthy
"Not even a week since Republicans brought our nation to the brink of economic ruin, and they are already two-stepping into tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected." - Rep. Richard Neal ((D-MA)...
Southern Workers Defy History by Unionizing
Many corporations choose to locate in the South because low union density enables them to pay poor wages. But now, worker power is spreading across numerous industries in the South. By Tom Conway...
This Pride Month Let’s Remember: Corporations Are Not Allies
The Target company’s capitulation to homophobes and transphobes is a testament to the dangers of relying on corporations to uphold social justice. By Sonali Kolhatkar Economy for All Just days...
Memorial Day Should Be a Solemn Occasion to Value Peace
We are not in a conventional shooting war, but we are behaving as though we don’t care if we fall into one. Our men and women in uniform deserve better. By Juan Cole Middle Eastern and South Asian...
Report Shows How $1.1 Trillion in Annual US Militarized Spending Is Crushing Society
The militarized portion of this budget is by far its largest single component. And yet the same legislators demanding billions in discretionary savings have vowed to exempt that militarized spending...