From CommonDreamsPublished on Monday, December 28, 2020 by The ProgressiveCovid-19 Exposed the Urgency for a Right to Housing Without giving renters the option to buy their homes, this crisis could be even worse than the Great Recession.byMarisa Endicott 0 CommentsActivists and relief groups in New York City join a national day of action protesting against … [Read more...] about Covid-19 Exposed the Urgency for a Right to Housing
Social Justice/社会正義
In the Fight Against Poor Health, the USA Is Punching Well Below Its Weight
From CommonDreamsAmericans today have a life expectancy of 78.5 years. People in other high-income nations lead longer lives. Japan and Hong Kong, for instance, enjoy a life expectancy of 84 years. The United States has also fared poorly with Covid-19, with some of the highest caseloads in the world. All this raises an obvious question: Why can’t the United … [Read more...] about In the Fight Against Poor Health, the USA Is Punching Well Below Its Weight
The US Government Can Provide Universal Childcare — It’s Done So in the Past
From JacobinOur Current Childcare System Has Failed Today, universal childcare seems like a distant dream to most working-class mothers. Those who are able to afford the exorbitant rates, costing as much as $30,000 a year in some places, usually have few options and wait on long lists to get into … [Read more...] about The US Government Can Provide Universal Childcare — It’s Done So in the Past
Bill Gates’s Foundation Is Leading a Green Counterrevolution in Africa
From JacobinOver the last five years, the number of people around the world suffering from hunger has been on the … [Read more...] about Bill Gates’s Foundation Is Leading a Green Counterrevolution in Africa
During the Black Sea Mutiny, French Sailors Rejected France’s War on Soviet Russia
From JacobinMutinies If often overlooked by historians, the mutinies nonetheless deserve closer attention. They had their origin in the Allies’ intervention in the Russian Civil War, beginning in 1918. This intervention was a consequence of the threat posed to the victorious powers in World … [Read more...] about During the Black Sea Mutiny, French Sailors Rejected France’s War on Soviet Russia