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Michael Laxer
Mar 205 min read
Lessons From Legalization: The Problem Isn’t Cannabis, It’s Capitalism
There has been a sea change in attitudes and laws on marijuana, which ought to have helped ease racial inequities. But without concerted...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 245 min read
Countering Corporate Propaganda
We are steeped in the cultural glorification of capitalist exploitation. What if we rejected economic individualism and instead embraced...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 176 min read
Why Won’t Biden Wave the Magic Wand in His Hand to Stop Israel?
If stopping genocide is not a good enough reason for Biden to rein in Israel’s blood thirst, is losing the 2024 election a risk he’s...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 25 min read
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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