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February 12, 2017 / Politics

Proposed Metrobus cuts continue a long, intertwined history of transit and race

In this post I wrote for Greater Greater Washington, I make the case that the proposed cuts to WMATA bus routes will have harm people-of-color the most… “The struggle for equitable public transportation began as a…

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November 22, 2016 / Transit

How Bus Riders Won a Huge $2.1 Billion Surprise Victory in Charleston.

Bus Riders Won a Huge $2.1 Billion Surprise Victory in Charleston by telling their stories, grassroots organizing and by using absentee voting.

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March 5, 2016 / Politics

Keep on #FeelingTheBern all the way to Philly.

Be ready to vote for Hillary. Bernie Sanders wants to confront and end mass incarceration. Hillary Clinton is now talking about these issues too, though until recently, her campaign was heavily financed by the private prison…

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November 18, 2015 / Poverty

How will we treat the “least” among us? How will we treat Comcast?

Paula Paul, quoted the the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me,” as we stood in the…

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October 5, 2015 / Politics

REPUBLICANS READY TO RIG PA ELECTIONS FOR A DECADE

On November 3rd, Pennsylvania will have a historic election. It will be the only time in our Commonwealth’s history that 3 Supreme Court seats will have to be filled (the last time this many seats were…

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September 21, 2015 / Economy

The Rich Are Coming For Our Benefits, And They Run Our Government

A new article in Science Magazine reports that a recent sociological experiment shows that wealth Democrats and wealth Republicans care less about economic equality than most Americans. Simply put, the rich place a much lower value…

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