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The Latinx House Raizado Festival

The Renewed Fight for Latinx Rights and Representation The Renewed Fight for Latinx Rights and Representation

From Hollywood portrayals to abortion laws to income inequality, panelists reimagine the status quo on the second day of the Latinx House’s Raizado Festival.

Sep 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Senator Joe Manchin departs the Capitol as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess.

Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act

In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”

Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello

Striking McDonald’s restaurant employees are arrested

Fair Wages for Fast Food Fair Wages for Fast Food

California's FAST Act could establish a bill of rights for fast food service workers. The industry is trying to stop it.

Sep 1, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Latinx House Raizado Festival

The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality The Raizado Festival Confronts Aspen’s Inequality

In one of the wealthiest towns in the country, Latinx and Indigenous issues intersect on the first day of the Latinx House’s inaugural Raizado Festival. 

Sep 1, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

rally in front of the Capitol for a $15 minimum wage

Democrats Need to Start Talking About Class Democrats Need to Start Talking About Class

With midterms on the horizon, Republicans are making cynical appeals to working Americans. We can’t afford to cede the territory.

Aug 31, 2022 / Chris Lehmann

The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis

The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis

Though international attention has waned, the battle over policing here still rages. Several lawsuits by the ACLU cut to the heart of what's at stake.

Aug 31, 2022 / Alyssa Oursler

Four student loan borrowers stage a rally holding signs in front of The White House to celebrate President Biden’s canceling student debt

Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing Biden’s Debt Relief Is Actually a Victory for Left Organizing

The former “senator from MBNA” didn’t deliver student debt relief out of the goodness of his heart—but in response to a long, well-organized campaign.

Aug 29, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Dark Seid

The Dark Seid The Dark Seid

Cristmas.

Aug 26, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives

Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives Rationing of Medical Equipment Is Costing Disabled People Their Lives

With the government refusing to make medicine and medical equipment accessible, sick, and disabled people have to rely on each other for support. 

Aug 26, 2022 / First Person / Nolan Trowe

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”

The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.

Aug 25, 2022 / Ryan Zickgraf

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