Michael Laxer
The Real Reason Your Grocery Bill Is Still So High
It’s time to turn the tables on our food system by centering justice over profits. By Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have had to weather much...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 265 min read
A Tale of Two Pastors
Will Americans of faith choose progressive values of compassion over the gospel of prosperity and power? Chris Avell, who leads a church...
Michael Laxer
Jan 134 min read
Climate Change and Energy Transition: The 2023 Scorecard
The numbers are in, and it doesn’t look good. By Richard Heinberg and J. David Hughes The numbers are in. Last year was the hottest on...
Michael Laxer
Jan 135 min read
Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 75 min read
The Right to Housing, Not Vacation Homes
Can strict regulations on Airbnb solve the housing crisis? Probably not, but they’re a good start. By Sonali Kolhatkar Americans have...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...
Michael Laxer
Oct 28, 202320 min read
POOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement
A mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael Laxer
Oct 13, 20235 min read
How California’s Fast-Food Workers Won $20 an Hour
The fast-food industry threatened to undo a major labor law in California. But even a compromise bill appeasing the industry is a huge...
Michael Laxer
Sep 16, 20235 min read
Why Is Kaiser Permanente Engaging in Corporate Kabuki?
Ahead of a potentially historic strike, a major nonprofit health care provider seems to be choosing corporate values over worker...
Michael Laxer
Sep 14, 20237 min read
Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological...
Michael Laxer
Sep 5, 20235 min read
Billionaires Envision a New Utopian City -- to Replace What They Ruined
Silicon Valley’s wealthy elites have been secretly buying up land in one of California’s poorest counties to build a new city from the...
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