I was looking forward to “Goddess of Anarchy: The Life and Times of Lucy Parsons, American Radical” by Jacqueline Jones. Radical history is filled with
Category: Working Class
Trump took away healthcare for the poor, even after he knew the seriousness of COVID-19
In January 2020, President Trump gave states the ability to turn Medicaid into block grants. Medicaid is a public health insurance entitlement program. It is
The lies that keep harming Breonna Taylor
The pathologizing of the Black community harmed Breonna Taylor. Nonprofits in large part shaped that pathologization by the lies they tell for funding purposes Nonprofits
No dog whistles here, block grants are racist
Block Grants are a conservative innovation to get around federal requirements. Requirements like Civil Rights for all and giving a damn about our most vulnerable
Meet the new boss man, same as the old boss man, won’t get fooled again
President Theodore Roosevelt stated in 1911, “Surely poverty alone should not disrupt the home,” in reference to his continuing to support the Mother’s Pension that was
How are teachers still afraid of Black children, they’re working from home?
The Radical Teacher Journal was founded in 1975, but the United States teaching profession has generally strayed far from most radical traditions. There is an
Notes of a postal worker’s daughter
Black people will never be middle class, a class reserved for the mediocre average gatekeepers of white supremacy, because even a Black gatekeeper must be excellent, but the post office allowed middle income.
Aren’t child care worker’s women too?
Being a woman in the United States means being treated worse for less pay and harder work. While many women experience the daily inequities of
