May 25, 2024 by V Leigh

Massachusetts taxed the rich. Now they have an extra $1.8 billion to spend. In November 2022 voters approved a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million. The state can now use that money on free public school meals, free community college, and public transit.

Massachusetts taxed the rich. Now they have an extra $1.8 billion to spend.

In November 2022 voters approved a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million.

The state can now use that money on free public school meals, free community college, and public transit. pic.twitter.com/8CUcLUrYsc
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 21, 2024

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— alex james kane (@alexjkane) May 22, 2024

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You literally need to win a lottery to be added to a *waitlist* for housing assistance. It’s been 15 years since you could even enter your name into the lottery.

We live in a permanent housing crisis. https://t.co/SwsF3qVjIX
— Bench Ansfield (@benchansfield) May 21, 2024

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So you agree, inflation is just a made up thing for companies to increase profits without doing any actual work. https://t.co/07VQuVod3g pic.twitter.com/rWmkcNLsNI
— Gay and Tired (@GayChemist) May 20, 2024

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A hedge fund bought the company, sold off all the land Red Lobster restaurants are located on, leased the land back to Red Lobster, and jacked the rent. Just so you know what is really going on here https://t.co/kHlbBfRWwN
— Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) May 20, 2024

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One of the ten biggest companies on Earth. And over half of its warehouse workers have trouble putting food on their plates. This is why we need a massive overhaul. https://t.co/RAj3d2nAqs
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 15, 2024

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“we don’t get rights until we mess up a white mans money” boom. and there it is. https://t.co/1RWltIrHCF
— darkie malarkey (@sailorfemme) May 15, 2024

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May 7, 2024 by V Leigh

2020: attacks on BLM 2022: attacks on CRT 2023: attacks on “woke” 2024: attacks on DEI It’s the same thing, different year: anti-Blackness and white supremacy.

2020: attacks on BLM
2022: attacks on CRT
2023: attacks on “woke”
2024: attacks on DEI

It’s the same thing, different year: anti-Blackness and white supremacy.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) April 18, 2024

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Iowa’s 3 public universities are closing their DEI offices

Iowa State’s president said they’ve established learning communities so that ‘a young man, young white man, from rural Iowa, could find the place where they could belong’https://t.co/QMdcQovw60 pic.twitter.com/yngRuikUgk
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 26, 2024

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Imagine creating Diversity departments and the only people afraid to engage are white people.

Instead of learning and leaning in, they’d rather close the departments down.

Racism covered up into politics
— WE ALL WE GOT (@ez3ll) April 26, 2024

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But the real danger on college campuses is DEI and students being exposed to dialogue about race and racism. https://t.co/uSuFw8AiiP
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 3, 2024

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That shit that went down at Ole Miss is proof that colleges actually need to focus on CRT. When you’ve got a crowd of 20-somethings standing around laughing and the police telling the Black woman to calm down while a White man makes monkey gestures at her, that’s a problem.
— Big – GOP POLS own the Border Disorder – Teezy (@TNSouthernlib) May 4, 2024

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Civil rights activists gathered on Friday in Washington D.C. to protest book bans and limitations on DEI and critical race theory.

The Hill’s Race and Politics reporter @CheyannaMarie97 is following the march live. pic.twitter.com/x4w7PUhY67
— The Hill (@thehill) May 3, 2024

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May 7, 2024 by V Leigh

Boeing’s stock rapidly rose 7.3% following the death of whistleblower Joshua Dean. This is what we mean when we say the system is broken.

Boeing’s stock rapidly rose 7.3% following the death of whistleblower Joshua Dean. This is what we mean when we say the system is broken.
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 3, 2024

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I don’t wish to be alarmist but Boeing is murdering whistleblowers and getting away with it. https://t.co/1x8VD0Slt1
— Aren R. LeBrun (@arenrlebrun) May 2, 2024

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Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after two die: ‘People’s lives are at stake’ https://t.co/5Wv6eA8kUb pic.twitter.com/rPi5mugV9L
— New York Post (@nypost) May 4, 2024

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Two Boeing whistleblowers have died in the last 2 months and I feel like that’s not getting the attention and scrutiny it deserves.
— Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) May 5, 2024

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JUST IN: A second whistleblower connected to Boeing has suddenly died at the age of 45 after catching a “sudden illness.”

Whistleblower Joshua Dean was known for being in good health and having a healthy lifestyle.

Dean was one of the first whistleblowers to accuse Boeing… pic.twitter.com/XVac3BlcEU
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 2, 2024

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Boeing may not have prioritized safety for its airplanes, but it has prioritized making political donations to the Sedition Caucus. @Boeing has donated more than $1.5 million to the members of Congress who voted to overturn the 2020 election. https://t.co/m8SuVAFrT5
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 6, 2024

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I hope the FAA / DOJ will provide adequate witness protection for whistleblowers and factory employees who testify against Boeing. Two whistleblowers against Boeing/Boeing-contractors have suddenly died in the last 2 months. https://t.co/XrMXwdEnTV
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) May 6, 2024

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“Whistleblowers are needed. They bring to light wrongdoing and corruption in the interests of society. It takes a lot of courage to stand up,” Mr Knowles told the outlet.https://t.co/IofxAwVTKK
— Carl Elliott (@FearLoathingBTX) May 5, 2024

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May 3, 2024 by V Leigh

this political cartoon, originally published during the Gilded Age, has only gotten more relevant

this political cartoon, originally published during the Gilded Age, has only gotten more relevant pic.twitter.com/iOXvWLpb70
— Gritty is the Way (@Gritty20202) April 4, 2024

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House Republicans have voted against a Biden admin rule capping credit card fees at $8 a month.

Chairman Andy Barr said “the vast majority of Americans” want high fees.

Completely out of touch. Nobody supports these junk fees. pic.twitter.com/pAFJQIbSJw
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 18, 2024

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Telling generations of young people that there isn’t enough money for free college or free healthcare and then spending billions to commit the gravest assault on Gaza really does elicit a very particular type of rage. https://t.co/HKAa7Yqq4Z
— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) April 21, 2024

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CEO learns that nothing runs without labor. pic.twitter.com/IJf3KiPCP8
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 23, 2024

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Capitalism is built on the meritocratic idea that everyone gets what they deserve in the marketplace. This May Day, let’s reject that idea — wealth creation is a fundamentally social process, and the rich have no right to hoard all the resources and power.https://t.co/DIaGX8pxnd
— Jacobin (@jacobin) May 1, 2024

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The union of Southwest Airlines flight attendants has ratified a new contract that includes a 22.3% raise starting tomorrow and $364 million in back pay.

They’re now the highest paid attendants in the industry.

This deal will change thousands of lives. pic.twitter.com/6BIu3YLvHu
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) April 30, 2024

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April 5, 2024 by V Leigh

Trickle Down Economics: How We’re Told it Works vs How it Actually Works

luckily if you switch from video games to microsoft excel and then do it for 8 hours instead of 3, none of these things happen https://t.co/OqHkn5SOA6
— chase (@funnysmartguy12) March 26, 2024

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5 years of Netflix US profit: $15.1 billion

5 years of Netflix executive pay: $652 million

5 years of taxes paid by Netflix: $236 million

In a 5-year span, Netflix paid their top executives nearly 3x what they paid in federal income tax.

Our tax system is corporate-rigged.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 25, 2024

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I have so much distrust for people who are “good at business” because 99 out of 100 business innovations are like: “Company announces revolutionary plan to charge customers more and pay workers less!” https://t.co/azZGQFC28l
— Josh Gondelman (@joshgondelman) April 3, 2024

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when white people do it it’s called a farmers market https://t.co/BZsqQonGla
— Dey (@ShiaLeBoofPack) April 2, 2024

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One of the great achievements of corporate-owned media since the 2020 uprisings is that by fomenting a society-wide panic over low-level crimes of the poor and pitching armed cops as a solution to the fear of poor strangers, the news distorted a whole society’s notion of threat. https://t.co/FiZ6iQ5WQP
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) March 30, 2024

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Once again https://t.co/IvKoHZUqZq pic.twitter.com/d2VUBurEqw
— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) March 29, 2024

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March 24, 2024 by V Leigh

John Barnett, the whistleblower who was participating in a lawsuit against Boeing, said not to believe reports of his death being a suicide, according to a close family friend. “No, I ain’t scared, but if anything happens to me, it’s not suicide.”

Reminder that regulations save lives. pic.twitter.com/rqhsBJfKEo
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 12, 2024

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Y’all, there’s a website called “Alternative Airlines” where you can specifically search for flights with airlines that do NOT use #Boeing aircraft.

I’m changing my flights today https://t.co/L8Z1nzkbT6 pic.twitter.com/OcO5VQyenD
— Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH (@GeauxGabrielle) March 12, 2024

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aight so we’re all just accepting that Boeing likely just murked a whistleblower or what pic.twitter.com/fEYYBS9r3K
— Mac (@GoodPoliticGuy) March 15, 2024

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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was planning to drive home to Louisiana after his deposition on Friday 3/8 before Boeing lawyers asked him to stay one more day to finish his testimony.

His body was found on the morning of 3/9. https://t.co/vO0lWMgAXH
— Jerrick White (@BostonJerry) March 18, 2024

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Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, who was found dead under incredibly suspicious circumstances, apparently upset Boeing’s lawyer because he could recite “details of incidents from a decade ago, and specific dates, without looking at documents.” https://t.co/ko82M3wqLi pic.twitter.com/MzTJYkoxLS
— Kevin Gosztola (@kgosztola) March 17, 2024

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John Barnett, the whistleblower who was participating in a lawsuit against Boeing, said not to believe reports of his death being a suicide, according to a close family friend.

“No, I ain’t scared, but if anything happens to me, it’s not suicide.” pic.twitter.com/sSlAIsbKx0
— Complex (@Complex) March 16, 2024

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March 15, 2024 by V Leigh

The most cunning part of late stage capitalism has been to convince people that they don’t need healthcare, vaccines, clean air or water, so they won’t demand it of their governments.

The most cunning part of late stage capitalism has been to convince people that they don’t need healthcare, vaccines, clean air or water, so they won’t demand it of their governments.
— Amanda Hu (@amandalhu) February 24, 2024

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Wells Fargo is asking for more time to counter expert reports in our lawsuit alleging racial discrimination. This is the 21 century, yet Wells Fargo still engaged in this unconscionable behavior in its lending practices. Now, WITHOUT delay, is the time to hold them accountable!
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 6, 2024

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No, seriously,
They need to stop asking this ridiculous question.

B/c everything else that motivates me ain’t got shit to do w/ this job OR this company.

I am a number to you.
You are a paycheck to me.

And that’s ALL we need to be for each other…nothing more, nothing less. https://t.co/EjunlrwVaS
— Adrian C. Jackson (@AdrianCJax) March 8, 2024

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— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 7, 2024

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— Working Families Party 🐺 (@WorkingFamilies) March 1, 2024

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I genuinely believe this should be a viral national story. Google refused to come to the bargaining table after this team unanimously unionized. We bring a reso supporting the workers to council. The day the workers show up to testify on the reso, Google lays off the entire team. https://t.co/KihF9l8Rwp
— André Treiber (@andrebttx) March 1, 2024

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Because people can’t afford rent or groceries.

Rent is now unaffordable for 50% of renters.

2023 saw homelessness rise 12% to a record level.

Things are hard out here for the average person. And Democrats claiming the economy is “booming” only serves to sound out of touch. https://t.co/rGBW6zqZkY
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 23, 2024

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“We have to get back to a nation, and a world, that puts humanity first. That’s not going to happen [through] corporations and businesspeople; it’s going to have to happen [through] labor unions.” — @ShawnFainUAW https://t.co/tE1edTwcdB pic.twitter.com/QBruXYdp8a
— UAW (@UAW) March 12, 2024

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October 22, 2023 by V Leigh

The UAW strike has put the GOP in a bind: keep pitching themselves as pro-worker or reveal their rhetoric as a masquerade. Yesterday, presidential candidate Tim Scott chose to say what Republicans actually think: “you strike, you’re fired.”

U.S. Fails to Meet International Human Right to Housing Standards https://t.co/0viCLxNZl5
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 8, 2023

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44 million Americans are back to making college loan payments this month because the Supreme Court sided with Republicans on a lawsuit to block President Biden’s student debt relief plan.

Imagine suing to keep Americans in debt!
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 3, 2023

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Every map of DC is the same – whether you’re talking about income inequality, food access, transportation access, traffic safety infrastructure, maternal mortality, heat islands, pollution and air quality, etc. This is the result of intentional policy choices and disinvestment. https://t.co/sEuaQ8laGJ
— Erin Palmer (@erinfordc) September 27, 2023

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“Trump did not go to Michigan to support striking workers at all. He did what cheap rich guys do every day: He told people who work for a living to be afraid of losing what little they have instead of trying to get what they deserve.”#StandUpUAW https://t.co/pBVQGcOUCg
— UAW (@UAW) October 1, 2023

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The UAW strike has put the GOP in a bind: keep pitching themselves as pro-worker or reveal their rhetoric as a masquerade. Yesterday, presidential candidate Tim Scott chose to say what Republicans actually think: “you strike, you’re fired.” https://t.co/TEIaJ3Y95q
— Jacobin (@jacobin) September 20, 2023

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September 21, 2023 by V Leigh

To find low-wage workers for their agricultural investments, billionaires like Bill Gates are using a visa program linked to labor abuses and human trafficking. The scam is a far cry from the program’s supposed aim: helping struggling family farmers.

To find low-wage workers for their agricultural investments, billionaires like Bill Gates are using a visa program linked to labor abuses and human trafficking. The scam is a far cry from the program’s supposed aim: helping struggling family farmers. https://t.co/m0NuZ2N8yU
— Jacobin (@jacobin) September 13, 2023

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There’s so much to unpack here. Does Gurner realize that in a consumer based economy a 50% in unemployment would mean fewer consumers to buy goods and services that help all those business that hire employees? This is basic economics. https://t.co/9xCMU5pHM0
— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) September 13, 2023

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Please watch this excellent short documentary on how Roblox is exploiting child labor, training AI on that labor, creating an unsafe place where children are preyed upon by adults, and how Roblox is training the next generation to accept abusive labor practices. https://t.co/gCK4X24za3
— Hannah Lavender ⚔️✨ (@Hannah_illo) September 7, 2023

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These are conservatives. https://t.co/899hZeboUw
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) September 18, 2023

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I don’t know that I’ve seen the utter disdain for workers put quite so explicitly. Thank you for the absolute clarity on capitalism. https://t.co/nHlDiNmpSJ
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) September 13, 2023

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August 12, 2023 by V Leigh

Having a job is often not enough in a system that requires homelessness and poverty to function.

Welcome to the USA where disabled patients are wheeled out to the street corner and discarded like trash. pic.twitter.com/ZXErfE5zvk
— 🥀_ Imposter 🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) August 5, 2023

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Having a job is often not enough in a system that requires homelessness and poverty to function. pic.twitter.com/QHh8ReW043
— Ahmed Ali (@DrAhmednurAli) July 25, 2023

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Houston Food Not Bombs (which has been around since 1994) has now been ticketed at least 30 times for sharing free food with unhoused neighbors.

Each ticket is $2000!

It specifically says “feed homeless” on the citation. pic.twitter.com/Ih46KEnb5h
— Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP (@clairezagorski) July 23, 2023

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Today marks an unfortunate anniversary. The last time the federal minimum wage was raised was July 24, 2009.

This is the longest time that the federal minimum wage hasn’t gone up in U.S. history.

At $7.25/hour, the federal rate is also the minimum wage in 20 states.
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) July 24, 2023

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actors are on strike, writers are on strike, teamsters are on strike, hotel employees are on strike, grad students are on strike, health care workers are on strike… can we realize there are deep systemic issues in this country yet
— wells santo (searching for alternatives) (@WellsLucasSanto) July 13, 2023

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Every time I see that minimum wage figure, I’m reminded of my first job. I made $7.25 in California … in 1999. I’m aware we made more than other states, but it isn’t lost on me that that figure is still around 20 years later. https://t.co/XkGiLjIRfe
— Jo Von M. McCalester, PhD (@DrMcCalester) July 11, 2023

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“While it will be up to members to decide on the contract, at least one lesson should be clear: Strikes, or the real threat of strikes, work.”https://t.co/aaQr40Zsn1
— UAW (@UAW) July 27, 2023

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Boomers are going to move into assisted living retirement communities owned by private equity, and all this wealth will be completely stripped out of the population. pic.twitter.com/NwcU1ACuvz
— My weight class is Karen (@InsightTweeting) July 13, 2023

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“Every time I walk through that door, I don’t know if I’m going to come out in a body bag.” – testimony from worker at Ultium Cells, one the many EV battery companies receiving billions of $$$ in taxpayer handouts while employing workers in dangerous conditions at poverty wages. https://t.co/sgoXfm2XhA
— Chris Brooks (@chactivist) July 31, 2023

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The average student debt payment is $400+ and you cannot file for bankruptcy if you default. https://t.co/2S5dV60diS
— The Debt Collective 🟥 (@StrikeDebt) July 30, 2023

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Massachusetts taxed the rich. Now they have an extra $1.8 billion to spend. In November 2022 voters approved a 4% tax on incomes over $1 million. The state can now use that money on free public school meals, free community college, and public transit.

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2020: attacks on BLM 2022: attacks on CRT 2023: attacks on “woke” 2024: attacks on DEI It’s the same thing, different year: anti-Blackness and white supremacy.

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Boeing’s stock rapidly rose 7.3% following the death of whistleblower Joshua Dean. This is what we mean when we say the system is broken.

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this political cartoon, originally published during the Gilded Age, has only gotten more relevant

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Trickle Down Economics: How We’re Told it Works vs How it Actually Works

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John Barnett, the whistleblower who was participating in a lawsuit against Boeing, said not to believe reports of his death being a suicide, according to a close family friend. “No, I ain’t scared, but if anything happens to me, it’s not suicide.”

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The most cunning part of late stage capitalism has been to convince people that they don’t need healthcare, vaccines, clean air or water, so they won’t demand it of their governments.

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The UAW strike has put the GOP in a bind: keep pitching themselves as pro-worker or reveal their rhetoric as a masquerade. Yesterday, presidential candidate Tim Scott chose to say what Republicans actually think: “you strike, you’re fired.”

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