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Opinion: In a crisis, mutual aid steps in when governments fall short

We saw in Texas in February what incredible systemic failures can occur when unregulated capitalism prioritizes competition, profit, and efficiency over human well being.  As many of the wealthy and powerful escaped the crisis for better conditions, millions of Texans were left freezing in their homes, hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning, boiling water for survival, […]

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Opinion: Why we need immigration reform, and why Biden’s policies are a good start

For anyone who is remotely engaged on #ImmigrationTwitter, January 2017 began the most epic and stressful four years of our lives.  During the Trump administration, we saw over 1,064  policies, actions and pieces of legislation that were enacted or suggested, according to the “Trump Tracker” Immigration Policy Tracking Project. Many of these policies were harmful […]