Public housing was a victory of the massive labor upsurge of the Great Depression that won the “New Deal” in the 1930s. Owned by the public, this housing is non-profit and the government is answerable to the community for how it’s run. Originally, public housing was available primarily to whites, and strictly segregated. Thanks to… Read more »
Homelessness is one thing shared by many full-time workers, the newly unemployed, and those displaced by gentrification. Homelessness soars in cities and towns across the U.S. and millions more are at risk of losing their homes. Right to the City, a national alliance founded to oppose gentrification and fight displacement of the poor, calls today’s… Read more »
Instead of spending on infrastructure and human services for the populace, our rulers promote war — to sound patriotic as they pocket the profits.
Say “robo-debt” to a welfare recipient or Centrelink (Australian Human Services) worker and you’ll see anguish and righteous anger. Centrelink is sending out 20,000 notices a week informing people on benefits that they allegedly owe the government money due to overpayments! Slapping a single mother or a pensioner with thousands of dollars is common. Some… Read more »
Una petición exige que Los Ángeles los haga realidad
Los Angeles petition presents some practical solutions for threatened immigrants and homeless.
Civilians with disabilities are leading the charge.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Volume I of Marx’s Capital, a book with the most profound impact on human society of any political work in history.
Trump’s budget is an atrocity from town to country.
What the hell is going on over at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? Have socialists or some malcontents infiltrated the place with the aim of bringing it down from the inside? Nah. It is just three research wonks who wrote a document saying that the benefits of “neoliberalism” may have been “oversold.” The IMF acts… Read more »
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