Political Education
The Case for Reparations
This article, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, highlights the need for reparations. Coates focuses on the legacy and effects of redlining in North Lawndale, Chicago.
Pollution is killing Black Americans
This article, by Linda Villarosa, depicts the climate crisis from the point of view of Grey's Ferry, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia.
How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law
This article, by Nikole Hannah-Jones, describes the effects of housing segregation and the federal government's deliberate segregationist policies.
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School Segregation, the Continuing Tragedy of Ferguson
This article, by Nikole Hannah-Jones, details the educational failures of the Normandy school district and the larger tragedy of school segregation.
US Workers Are Highly Taxed If You Count Premiums
This article, by Matt Bruenig, explains how the healthcare industry rips-off Americans, while tricking them into thinking they are saving money.
The root cause of violent crimes is not what we think
This article, by Phillip Atiba Goff, talks about how modern policing strategies often overlook the root causes of violent crime.
Policies that are killing the American Dream
This article, by Eric Levitz, details three specific policy failures that have contributed to the immense wealth divide.
The Grocery Store Where Produce Meets Politics
Alexandra Schwartz tells the story of the Park Slope Food Co-op, and shows us how a community can be built around food and shared responsibility.