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Don’t Let Wall Street Get Rich Off Water
Shameless speculators are trying to privatize and commoditize the water all humans need to live.
We Need a Trauma-Informed Legal System
When lawyers better understand trauma, clients are better able to seek justice.
What Chinatowns Can Teach Us About Community
As our country looks to “build back better,” Chinatowns show how to foster vibrant, welcoming communities of all kinds.
Dialogue and Mutual Respect
What do you say, GOP?
Labor Laws Need New Teeth
Union drives aren’t stopping. Workers deserve the right to a fair vote, without corporate interference.
America, Go Big Again
Joe Biden may be a lifelong, go-slow politician, but his infrastructure plan is a serious, ambitious investment in the public good.
A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice
People of color are more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people. A proposed Louisiana plastics plant shows how.
Rebuilding Black-Owned Businesses After COVID-19
The pandemic hit Black entrepreneurs especially hard. To recover, we need to treat the pre-existing conditions.
Thinking Globally About Racial Justice
From the pandemic to climate change to police violence, today’s crises require global collaboration on a scale never seen before.
To Some, Reparations Are Common Sense
Three white Jeopardy contestants recently thought reparations had already been paid. It made me feel strangely optimistic.