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The Sanders program is capable of raising living standards and reducing insecurity for working people and the poor, expanding higher educational opportunities and reversing the decades-long trend toward rising inequality.
The Supreme Court made more decisions unfavorable to corporate executives in the wake of Antonin Scalia's death.
At Rickie Blue-Sky's last parole hearing, a deputy district attorney used Blue-Sky's gender identity as a trans man to argue that he continued to be a danger to society. It's one case among others that suggest systemic anti-trans discrimination in the parole process.
Environmentalist Helena Norberg-Hodge explains how localizing the economy would solve a range of social and environmental problems, increase human well-being and reduce inequality, while addressing climate change and other ecological crises. "Localization rejects the idea of imposing a single economic system," she said.
When Tomas Young voluntarily enlisted in the US military, he was eager to retaliate for the 9/11 attacks. Once in the Army, however, his attitude changed. His gritty biography addresses the human cost of war, and lambastes a medical establishment that is dismissive of people with disabilities and their families. Young's trajectory from gung-ho warrior to antiwar spokesperson is as riveting as it is sad.