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Larry Summers, Epstein and the “End Game” Memo

Franklin Roosevelt saved Americans from mass homelessness during the Depression with a successful moratorium. So, newly-inaugurated Barack Obama sent his…

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The Fight For A Party That Fights

“This isn’t about left vs right. This is about fighting back vs losing,” -- Indivisible Co-Founder Ezra Levin

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Heroism in a Time of Madness

We know from our history and not so distant past that standing up for what is right and just does…

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The Mission Continues: Long Beach Low-Waste Market Receives Last-Minute Reprieve

It was late September, and the liquidation process had begun at Ethikli. Slated to close October 31, founder Katy Impellizzeri…

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California Wildfire Report: A Model For Climate Crisis Response?

  This year began with two of the most devastating wildfires California has ever seen, due to the number of…

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Blue Tsunami

“The sun may have set over our city this evening, but, as Eugene Debs once said, I can see the…

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New Report from Corporate Democrats Falsely Claims Medicare for All Is “Unpopular”

But the first mention of healthcare is so far from reality that the authors might have more accurately titled their…

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Starving the Poor

While the massive hit of a complete cut-off seems to have been avoided as Random Lengths goes to press, the…

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“The Battle of Los Angeles” or (Every Day Is) Taco Tuesday at LMU

  Reporting from Loyola Marymount University, columnist Rosie Knight previews an upcoming story about the work of LA journalists who…

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Poverty and Deportees on the Streets in Tijuana

With photos and an interview with Laura Velasco Dollars and Sense, November/December https://www.dollarsandsense.org/poverty-and-deportees-on-the-streets-in-tijuana/ In the U.S. media, even in progressive…

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