Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries pulls back the layers of a corrupt, barbaric system that devalues Black and Brown live by Zenobia Jeffries Warfield (posted to Yes Magazine Jun 05, 2019) Ava DuVernay’s new four-part series When They See Us, which had its debut on Netflix last week, was hard to watch. I knew the story…
The jobs problem today isn’t just stagnant wages. It’s also uncertain incomes. by Robert Reich Uber drivers are supporting families with children, yet 40% depend on Medicaid and another 18% on food stamps. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Uber just filed its first quarterly report as a publicly traded company. Although it lost $1bn, investors may…
“We are in a climate emergency. In 2020, true climate leadership means nothing less than saying ‘yes’ to a Green New Deal and ‘no’ to fossil fuels.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer (Common Dreams) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a rally at Howard University May 13, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty…
Posted by Michael Klare at 4:10pm, June 2, 2019. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. Reprinted with permission from Tomdispatch. We’re plunged into a world in which yesterday’s strangeness is instantly overwhelmed by today’s, which, in turn, is guaranteed to be overshadowed by tomorrow’s. Our president regularly regales his infamous base while mocking his enemies in ways that,…
“This is a very bad idea, House Democrats. It makes no sense whatsoever to give Republicans veto power over progressive legislation.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer (CommonDreams) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) holds a news conference following the 2018 midterm elections at the Capitol Building on November 7, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo:…