We Need Public Transit Everywhere–Not Just In Big Cities
By LeeAnn Hall\OtherWords.org Photos: Wikimedia Commons All Americans should be able to get to their jobs, schools, and places of worship easily. It should be affordable and convenient…
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CAP: Over 50 Percent Of Electric Vehicle, Battery Investment Funds Going To Areas With Large Black Populations
By Center For American Progress Photos: YouTube Screenshots Washington, D.C. — In 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which provides new incentives to…
Behemoth Media Corporations Are Strangling The Voices Of Local Journalism
By Jim Hightower Photo: Austin News Guild\The Media Institute\LinkedIn Local newspapers – produced by reporters who live in and know about their communities – are vital to America’s…
The Three Labor Market Struggles Facing Black America
By Center for Economic and Policy Research Photos: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics\YouTube Screenshots According to recent estimates, the Black-white employment gap is as large as at least…
Mini-Documentary: Black Farmers In Texas
By Jim Hightower Photos: YouTube\Video\Screenshots The systemic denial of support and general exploitation that Black farmers in America have endured remains a relatively unexplored topic when it comes…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Report: 2024’s States With The Most Racial Progress
Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube Screenshots By WalletHub With Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching, it’s a good time to reflect on the state of race in the U.S., and…
American Workers Won Major Victories In 2023. But Daunting Challenges Lie Ahead For Millions…
By Andrew Moss Photos: YouTube Screenshots American workers made great strides in 2023. Autoworkers, UPS drivers, Kaiser health workers, screenwriters, and actors all scored significant gains in earnings…
UAW Has Won An Extraordinary Victory For Working Americans
Photos: YouTube Screenshots At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when real inflation accounted for wages for the average worker are lower today than they were…
‘Major Victory’: UAW, Ford Sign Tentative Agreement With Big Raises, Company Givebacks
Photos: YouTube Screenshots DETROIT—United Auto Workers bargainers with Ford reached a tentative agreement with the Detroit Three auto firm on Oct. 25, union President Shawn Fain and Chuck…
The UAW Strike Is A Fight For Workers’ Right Against Corporate Greed
Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Facebook I strongly support the UAW strike against the Big Three automakers (General Motors, Ford and Stellantis). Here’s why. The fight the UAW is waging has…