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Valerie Vande Panne

Category: poverty

NPR “Stateside” interview

You can hear me on NPR-Michigan Radio’s show “Stateside”: New immigrants turning to a community-based banking alternative to build savings, trust

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24 Jan 2019

Universal Basic Income is a Scam to Further Entrench Us in Capitalism

Universal Basic Income (UBI) is a much-touted solution to our increasingly tech-driven society, proposed by everyone from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to conservative libertarian…

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15 Jan 2019

In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands

DETROIT—Linda Huff’s street is often dark because of frequent neighborhood blackouts, but her house always shines bright. New outdoor solar-powered…

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23 Nov 2018

Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops

A set of statistics from a new report provides a window into how misplaced economic priorities perpetuate poverty in the…

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23 Nov 2018

Outraged by ICE’s Treatment of Children? Stop paying money to companies that support them.

Are you sick of our government separating children from immigrant parents and putting them in cages? Do you think ICE…

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23 Nov 2018

Want to be part of peace? Stop working for, and investing in, these Big 5 arms manufacturers

New Report Brings Clarity to U.S. Arms Manufacturing Role in Global Conflicts Most Americans want peace—in the world, in their…

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16 Sep 2018

Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids

As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without…

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14 Sep 2018

Burning Man is sooo passé

Or, never trust a gathering of tens of thousands of white people. I spend a lot of my time writing…

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27 Aug 2018

Using art to shine light on Shinola

You may have heard of Shinola, the racist shoe-polish company of the early 20th century whose brand was reinvented by hypercapitalists from…

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15 Jun 2018

Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting 2018-2019 Fellow

I am honored to report I am an In These Times Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting 2018-2019 Fellow! I will continue to…

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8 Jun 2018
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