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What Do Millennials Want?
By Amita Kelly We know all the stereotypes about millennials and politics: they aren’t engaged, don’t vote, and are distrustful of Washington. But we also see another side to the generation — they care about issues like criminal justice, the … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, issues, millenials, politics, Social Change, United States, voting
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5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment
By Terrell Jermaine Starr The criminalization of America’s poor has been quietly gaining steam for years, but a recent study, “The Poor Get Prison,” co-authored by Karen Dolan and Jodi L. Carr, reveals the startling extent to which American municipalities … Continue reading
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Tagged business, culture, impoverished, incarceration, poverty, prison, United States
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A Foreclosure Conveyor Belt The Continuing Depopulation of Detroit
By Laura Gottesdiener Unlike so many industrial innovations, the revolving door was not developed in Detroit. It took its first spin in Philadelphia in 1888, the brainchild of Theophilus Van Kannel, the soon-to-be founder of the Van Kannel Revolving Door … Continue reading
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Tagged American city, culture, depopulation, Detroit, economy, life, Michigan
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Dick Gregory Talks The N-Word, Impact Of ‘Empire’ vs. ‘The Cosby Show’
By Brennan Williams When it comes to the use of the N-word, Dick Gregory is no stranger to explaining his candid thoughts on the issue. The legendary civil rights activist and comedian, who penned a 1964 autobiography titled “Nigger,” recently … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Dick Gregory, Empire, N-word, television, The Cosby Show
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Hip-Hop Has Gone Global, But Its Still Black Culture
By Suede Jury Damn. My dad loved a lot of music. Thanks to him, all my Sundays still feel like George Benson’s “Breezin” or “Astral Weeks” by Van Morrison. He wouldn’t make a good party DJ though; his mix game … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky: America hates its poor
By Chris Steele This is an excerpt from the just released second edition of Noam Chomsky’s “Occupy: Class War, Rebellion and Solidarity,” edited by Greg Ruggiero and published by Zuccotti Park Press. An article that recently came out in Rolling … Continue reading
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Tagged Class Warfare, culture, greed, income inequality, Noam Chomsky, poor, United States
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6 Signs Our Culture Is Sick With Greed
By RJ Eskow The love of money for money’s sake is the social disease of our time. We see it all around us: in the celebration of ill-gotten stock gains, public admiration for the heads of criminal banks, the words … Continue reading
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Tagged commentary, culture, economy, greed, money, United States
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27 Things to Leave Behind in 2014
By Stacey Woods 1. Liking Things Ironically The Baby Boomers rebelled against their dorky parents. We Gen Xers, however, couldn’t rebel against our parents since rebelling against your parents had been done, so instead, we cultivated irony; it was all … Continue reading →