Author: April M. Short
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Public Libraries Continue to Thrive Despite Defunding and Privatization Attacks
The public sector in the US has been shrinking rapidly since the 1990s as a deluge of privatization has, to various degrees, overtaken many so-called public services and institutions. Public … Keep reading »
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Farming and Food Struggles in Palestine
Palestinians are organizing CSA programs and small farms to become food sovereign and protect their culture against colonialism. Keep reading »
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Pacific Northwest: The Salmon Fishery, Climate Change and the Eco-System
The salmon stories project collects and archives stories from everyday people living on the edges of the Pacific Northwest bioregion, who have a connection with salmon in some way. Keep reading »
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Social Justice Must Include Arts Funding
A new report on the solidarity economy details how investments in culture can support economic and racial justice. Keep reading »
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Community Helps to Sustain Portland’s Ongoing BLM Protests
Portlanders have been protesting everyday since May. Community mutual aid ‘blocs’ support BIPOC activists with everything from groceries to haircuts to tattoos. Keep reading »
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Artists and the Front Lines of Political Resistance
The artist collective behind the naked Trump statues is releasing its new documentary during election season. Keep reading »
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Community Fridges and Mutual Aid Amid the Pandemic
The COVID-19 global pandemic has revealed many things about the structural social inequalities of capitalism – from the class and global inequalities of access to public healthcare and pharmaceuticals. Keep reading »
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Three Measures Against Racist Policing
As protests against police brutality and racism drive policy shifts around the nation, which changes can actually bring sustained long-term improvements? Keep reading »