From JacobinFairness and Restitution The first thing to notice about this objection is that it would apply to any reform that makes people’s lives better in the present. If we passed Medicare for All, no one from that point forward would have to pay for private health insurance premiums, co-pays, … [Read more...] about It’s Not That Complicated. Cancelling Student Debt Is Good.
Social Justice/社会正義
The FBI’s War on Folk Music
From JacobinCultural Foreclosure With so much destroyed by McCarthyism, one cannot help asking, how might the US cultural landscape look today if not for these anti-Communist attacks? In 1970, the New York Times interviewed Tex Ritter, actor, cowboy singer, onetime president and founder of the … [Read more...] about The FBI’s War on Folk Music
The Tories Want Cash for Drones and Cuts for Workers
From JacobinA large increase in spending, in an area beset by cuts in recent years. A victory for the prime minister over a typically recalcitrant Treasury. An unexpected announcement — “in the teeth of the pandemic,” as Boris Johnson put it — deemed vital to “keep the … [Read more...] about The Tories Want Cash for Drones and Cuts for Workers
Vaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to 'Spare No Effort' to Ensure Widespread Distribution
From CommonDreamsPublished on Sunday, November 22, 2020byCommon DreamsVaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to 'Spare No Effort' to Ensure Widespread Distribution "This is not a 'do-good' exercise. It is the only way to stop the pandemic dead in its tracks. Solidarity is indeed survival."byJulia Conley, staff … [Read more...] about Vaccine Access Advocates Cautiously Optimistic As G20 Summit Ends With Pledge to 'Spare No Effort' to Ensure Widespread Distribution
The 2020 Election and What We Should Do Now
From CommonDreamsA huge, huge sigh of relief that Donald Trump lost! His chance of staying in power is slim and we shouldn’t allow it to happen. However, that close to 75 million people will have voted for this narcissist liar, this corrupt, misogynist, and racist by the time all the votes are counted, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and an environmental … [Read more...] about The 2020 Election and What We Should Do Now