From JacobinFQ Almost immediately in this book, you confront the maxim, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime”: “Antipoverty efforts should stop making … [Read more...] about Ending Poverty in the United States Would Actually Be Pretty Easy
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The Demand for Student Debt Cancellation Should Be Paired With Tuition-Free Public College
From JacobinJust earlier this year the nation was compelled to weigh the merits of a full student debt jubilee, as proposed by presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Crucially, he proposed this reform alongside others to higher education, including tuition-free public … [Read more...] about The Demand for Student Debt Cancellation Should Be Paired With Tuition-Free Public College
Georgians Are Starving — And Their Millionaire Senators Refuse to Force a Vote on Aid
From JacobinLoeffler and Perdue Could End This, but They Refuse Loeffler and Perdue are in a position to immediately end this battle right now, if they chose to actually use their power. Senator Mitch McConnell may want to own the libs and economically punish his own destitute state by blocking … [Read more...] about Georgians Are Starving — And Their Millionaire Senators Refuse to Force a Vote on Aid
After Years of Mass Organizing, Argentina Could Legalize Abortion Tomorrow
From JacobinOn December 11, after more than twenty consecutive hours of debate, the lower house of the Argentine congress voted to legalize abortion. The upper house will vote on December 29. If the law is approved, Argentina will join Uruguay and Cuba as the third … [Read more...] about After Years of Mass Organizing, Argentina Could Legalize Abortion Tomorrow
How Amy Coney Barrett and Barack Obama Transcended Petty Partisanship to Crush Community Activists in Chicago
From JacobinProving that architectural narcissism isn’t a quality limited to the outgoing forty-fifth president, Barack Obama is currently attempting to erect a hideous 235-foot tower, a monument to himself and his presidency, in a park in Chicago, over the objections of … [Read more...] about How Amy Coney Barrett and Barack Obama Transcended Petty Partisanship to Crush Community Activists in Chicago