11 July 2020
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The People Who Will Draft the Democratic Platform Have a Conflict of Interest Problem
Next up after the Biden-Sanders task forces? The Democratic platform drafting committee—and progressives have their work cut out for them.
BY BRANKO MARCETIC
Free speech for whom, exactly?
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
What’s Missing From the Biden-Bernie Task Force Plan? Medicare for All.
The recommendations are an improvement on Biden’s previous healthcare plans, but a public option won’t cut it. We need free, universal coverage.
BY NATALIE SHURE
Barr’s New Task Force Is a Blatant Attempt to Target Racial Justice Protesters
By embracing preventive policing, the task force aims to eliminate the threat of dissent.
BY CHIP GIBBONS
How the Trump Administration’s Small Business Protection Program Has Failed Communities of Color
The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated businesses run by people of color. The Trump administration’s Small Business Administration isn’t helping.
BY MIRANDA LITWAK
“People’s Eyes Are Starting To Open”: How Covid-19 Is Driving Support for Medicaid Expansion
In North Carolina, canvassers are working to expand Medicaid—and finding a sympathetic audience amid the pandemic.
BY ALLISON SALERNO
The Catholic Church Siphoned Away $30 Million Paid to Native People for Stolen Land
Free, government-funded schools were rarely built on reservations—meaning that for many Native families, Catholic mission schools were the only option.
BY MARY ANNETTE PEMBER
The Future of Homeless Organizing Lives on the Prettiest Street in Philadelphia
The radical, self-sufficient homeless encampment in Philly is the autonomous zone you haven't heard about.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
They Came to Support People Getting Out of Jail. Then They Were Attacked By Police.
Jail support outfits have not been spared police backlash.
BY ELIZABETH KING
Organizing Against Police Unions Has Invigorated Hollywood’s Labor Movement, Members Say
Within the ranks of two unions representing theater and entertainment workers, the push to kick police out of the AFL-CIO has ballooned.
BY ALICE HERMAN
WORKING IN THESE TIMES
The Public Sector’s Right to Strike Is Left Behind in Biden-Bernie Task Force Compromise
Labor's left wing is finding out what it's up against.
BY HAMILTON NOLAN
RURAL AMERICA IN THESE TIMES
Black People Own Less of the U.S. than 100 Years Ago. A ‘Black Commons’ Could Help Reverse the Trend
A study shows a 98% decline in black farmers between 1920 and 1997.
BY JULIAN AGYEMAN AND KOFI BOONE
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