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  Dispatches of alarm and hope, on politics and society, democracy and justice. Because silence is not an option. We may read and write alone, but we drive change together. Plundering Black America An excerpt from an important new book chronicling the history of the racial wealth gap Steven Beschloss Mar 31 Fighting for equality in 1963 in the March on Washington. (Photo by Leffler/Library of Congress via Getty Images) We’ve been confronted in recent years  with a ridiculous amount of lies that there is no such thing as structural or systemic racism in America. This fallacious flood of misinformation has helped fuel the hostile attacks on the study of racial history and the virulent rejection of diversity, equity and inclusion by the white nationalist Trump regime. My friend and former colleague Calvin Schermerhorn, a historian of slavery in the United States, addresses the factual reality in his new book,  The Plunder of Black America : How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made...

    Watch now   BERNIE SANDERS ON MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK!!! A conversation with Sen. Bernie Sanders about broken systems, economic justice, and the fight ahead. Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Mar 19 By Ben Meiselas I had the absolute honor of sitting down with Senator Bernie Sanders for a powerful conversation on the MeidasTouch Podcast—and I’ll tell you right now, if you care about working people in this country, you need to hear what he had to say. Senator Sanders joined me to talk about his  Fight the Oligarchy Tour —a grassroots effort that’s taking the truth directly to the people in red and purple districts across the country. Bernie is doing what so few in Washington have the courage to do: speaking plainly about the reality working people face every single day and calling out the billionaire class that has rigged this system against the rest of us. Let’s be honest—Trump and his billionaire buddies like Elon Musk want you exhausted, divided, and d...

  Robert Reich 699K subscribers The Wells Fargo exec overseeing their customer account scam got a $125 million exit package. Meanwhile, most Americans who lose their jobs get only limited unemployment benefits. When I say we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest, this is what I mean.

APOLOGIES! BURIED IN SPAM FOLDER!      September 19, 2022 Top News While Fighting Workers, Railroads Made Over $10 Billion in Stock Buybacks "Our research shows just how far railroad executives will go to funnel record profits to their shareholders—even if that means stagnant wages, inhumane attendance policies, and throwing our supply chain into further turmoil," said one Groundwork Collaborative analyst. by Kenny Stancil Warnings Mount Over Right-Wing Plot to Rewrite US Constitution Ahead of the midterm elections, said one political strategist, "Democrats must emphasize to voters that Republicans still control most state legislatures, and if they remain in power, they can drastically change the Constitution." by Julia Conley Burning All Fossil Fuel Reserves Would Exceed Global 'Carbon Budget' 7 Times Over: New Data "The transition away from fossil fuel-powered economies is critical to the survival of people and the planet." by Jake Johnson More T...