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Valerie Vande Panne

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

Money Circles: The most important financial tool you’ve probably never heard of

Nkem Khumbah immigrated to the United States from Cameroon in 1990. The seventh of eight children, he came for an education…

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2 Dec 2018

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

Time is a capitalist construct. How do we extract ourselves from it?

You and I are living in a standardized time, right now. Look at the clock on your device. It’s the…

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23 Nov 2018

7 buzzwords developers use that mean your community is about to get screwed

There are so many plans these days to “transform” an area via a “public-private partnership” that will “restore” and “fix”…

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23 Nov 2018

Can Community Rights Save Lake Erie and Ohioan’s Drinking Water?

It’s about communities passing laws to create a society you want your children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren to live in.…

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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

Ten tips to ease the guilt of *needing* to buy gas

Many Americans live in a place where they have no access to public transit. They live in areas that might…

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17 Sep 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
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