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How obscure tax breaks make wealthy developers richer, and strangle struggling communities
Tax breaks such as TIFs, PILOTS, Brownfields Credits, Enterprise Zone Tax credits are used by corporate developers across the country to defer millions worth of property taxes for decades while worki…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Rail workers of the world, unite! | Working People
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From unions in the United States fighting to save our supply chain from the destruction wrought by corporate tycoons, Wall Street vampires…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Mexican Revolution and the world w/Christina Heatherton | The Marc Steiner Show
From 1910-1920, armed peasants and workers reshaped Mexico in a democratic and agrarian revolution. The Mexican Revolution rippled throughout the world, influencing radical politics from Chicago to M…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Mass incarceration has lasted for 50 years now | RTB
The growth of the US prison population under a system of mass incarceration has now gone on for 50 years, according to The Sentencing Project. While awareness and political discourse about US prison …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Ft. Worth police arrest cop watcher | PAR
Texas cop watcher Manuel Mata has been jailed again after he confronted a Ft. Worth officer on sidewalk while he was making arrest. The charges of interfering with public duties Mata is facing raise …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Remembering Evan Seyfried, the Kroger worker management bullied to death | Working People
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Editor’s note: Since this episode was recorded, news broke on Feb. 16 that a judge dismissed Kroger’s motion to have the Seyfried’s lawsui…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Malcolm X’s legacy is the dream of international revolution; we must keep that dream alive | RTB
Feb. 21, 2023, marks the 58th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. We honor his life and legacy by recalling his revolutionary message to the downtrodden peoples of the world and committing…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Working People: Texas Environmental Workers Union (w/ Chloe Torres and Brandon Marks)
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After five months of the Texas Campaign for the Environment (TCE) not recognizing their union, members of the Texas Environmental Workers …
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
East Palestine, Ohio: A Hell of Wall Street's Making | Working People
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It’s been nearly two weeks since the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in Northeast Ohio thrust the residents of East Pa…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Dozens of Texas prisoners are hunger striking against solitary confinement | RTB
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Across the US, some 50,000 incarcerated people are kept under co…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago