How Democrats blew a golden opportunity to improve inhumane conditions on the border
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Government Created Housing Segregation. Here’s How the Government Can End It.
No policy limits African American income, wealth, and education as thoroughly as housing segregation. Herewith, a plan to end it.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Cannabis Equity Con
Illinois wants to make sure its marijuana business benefits entrepreneurs of color. But that won’t be the kind of broad-based equity we need.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Choice Requires Access: Abortion and the Democratic Debate
Julián Castro’s remark on reproductive justice has the potential to change the way Democrats talk about access to health care.
Posted inBooks
Hobsbawm, Unrepentant
A new biography connects the life and work of the great radical historian of capitalism.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What Democrats Don’t Get About the Republican Party
They are never beaten, because they never stop fighting. Even when Democrats think they’ve won.
Posted inLaw and Justice
A Response to Aaron Freedman
PEN America argues that conservatives are not the only ones concerned with free speech on campus; Aaron Freedman responds.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the Democratic Candidates Talk about Poverty
Medicare for All and income inequality are gaining traction among the party platform, but the candidates must frame all issues of poverty in terms of basic rights.Â
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Who Is Making Money From CBP in Your State?
U.S Customs and Border Protection has been detaining children in squalid conditions at the border. See which companies sell their goods and services to the agency and where they’re headquartered.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
How Private Prison Companies Could Get Around a Federal Ban
Structured as real-estate investment trusts, private companies could receive funds to build prisons and lease them to governments for use.
