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Valerie Vande Panne

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To Combat Widespread Job Loss, Stay Local & Look to Import Replacement

Amid the grim reality of COVID-19, one of the rare feel-good storylines has been a local business that changes its…

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21 Apr 2020

Why Hospitals Are Building Housing

As U.S. coronavirus infections rolled past 30,000 this weekend, approximately one in four Americans is under some kind of order…

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27 Mar 2020

Got Hunger?

Several U.S. cities have ambitious approaches to tackle food insecurity. But have they missed the most important part? As a…

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9 Sep 2019

De-colonial Joy: Puerto Rico’s Community Currency

While the United States has some of the most successful community currencies in use, such as the BerkShare , surprisingly few Americans…

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19 Aug 2019

I’m not changing my name to give White people diversity cred

I am a mixed race person. My ancestors on my father’s side are from multiple tribes of present-day Texas, New Mexico,…

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30 Jul 2019

I spent a day with Rashida Tlaib

Photographers Eric Howard and Rosa Maria Zamarron were there too. We were there for In These Times, a socialist magazine out of…

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18 May 2019

Fight for your right to repair

You might remember, not that long ago, your town had a camera repair shop. It was probably a mom-and-pop place,…

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27 Feb 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

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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