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The Compton Pledge is paying 800 families up to $600 per month to give them a leg up. So far, unemployment is down 50% and life is looking up for recipients and...
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Armed with Art: Taking Down the Wall of Whiteness
“It's time to disrupt this wall of whiteness,” says interdisciplinary artist Favianna Rodriguez this week on the LF Show. From BLM and MeToo to colonial violence at the border and on indigenous...
Arm our Cities with Military-Grade Healthcare, not Weapons
Arm our Cities with Military-Grade Healthcare, not Weapons
American police are armed to the teeth with military-grade weapons, and the...
US Healthcare After Covid: What’s Next & How Could It Be Better?
The Medicare for All Act was reintroduced into the U.S. House in March with a record number of cosponsors and public support. But while the idea of a public single payer system...
A Culture of Violence? The US Can Switch
“Culture of violence,” “culture of violence.” If I hear that phrase wheeled out one more time to excuse a mass shooter, I’ll scream....
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The Economics of Abolition
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“Defund the police” became a rallying cry in the summer of 2020 as demonstrators flooded streets across the United States to demand an end to police brutality in...
Making Buffalo Our City
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Buffalo, New York, was once a booming industrial town fueled by cheap power from Niagara Falls, a center of commerce and trade, the first city in the US...
Whose Economy is it?
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What is a city’s economy for? New York City’s economy has been very good at piling up private wealth and building tall buildings but it’s done less well,...
Building A Democratic Economy
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How does an economy emerge from recession? Historically, cities hard hit by deindustrialization have strived to attract big employers from elsewhere by offering incentives and tax breaks. But...
Hidden Gems
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Filmed at SLAM in Williamsburg, May 2, 2014. For more information about the Risky Talking series, visit riskytalking.org
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Grammy Award Winner Arturo O’Farrill introduces Laura to the hi-pinky salute across the border, which he hopes will turn into an international symbol of humanity over commodity.
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