Fred Ross’s change-making Axioms for Organizers is updated for the Internet age, and for a new generation battling discrimination and police brutality.
Race & Ethnicity
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Could Scottish Independence Set Off a Cascade of Secession?
Scottish independence may seem like a fine idea—until you consider what Europe could look like in its wake. Or America, for that matter.
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The Top 10 Percent of White Families Own Almost Everything
The overall wealth distribution picture is grim and getting worse.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What Happens When the Person Taking Care of Your Mom Can’t Earn a Living Wage?
When the Supreme Court ruled that unions could not collect dues from the home-care workers they represent, the justices set workers and their clients on a course that could harm them both.
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Faces of the Democratic Future
Young leaders on the future of their party.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Why the Legacy of Katrina on New Orleans Is Different From Disasters That Befell Other Cities
Nine years after the storm, why is it that divine retribution remains in the discussion when considering Katrina?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Can Private Capital Save Public Housing? (Tenants Have Their Doubts)
It could be more cost-effective to just appropriate more direct funds to the program and keep it in the public sector, but Congress is not about to do so.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Expert: U.S. Police Training in Use of Deadly Force Woefully Inadequate
In U.S. police department budgets, most funding goes to salaries and equipment, and virtually nothing to training. It’s a deadly formula, says Maria Haberfeld of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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The Fire This Time: America’s Withdrawal From the Fight Against Racism Guarantees More Fergusons
Because of the persistence of racism and a relaxation of the fight against it, we are moving backwards. Ferguson is just the latest illustration.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
I’m Polite, Middle-Class and Harassed By Police. Here’s Why.
The targeting of citizens by authorities based on racial stereotypes is a serious issue that needs refocusing—an issue that needs to be looked at starting from the root and not the leaf.
