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Free universal childcare should sound no more radical than free public elementary school. It just involves lowering the age at which the government is willing to step in and provide care. www.currentaffairs.org/news/they-al...
They Always Call You Unrealistic
When bold egalitarian policies are proposed, they are inevitably branded impossible, even if they’re feasible. See the case of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
www.currentaffairs.org
June 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Free universal childcare should sound no more radical than free public elementary school. It just involves lowering the age at which the government is willing to step in and provide care. www.currentaffairs.org/news/they-al...
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"America has quietly shifted from democracy toward oligarchy. The neoliberal era, sold as a triumph of free markets and personal freedom, consolidated power in the hands of corporations, billionaires, and an increasingly unaccountable political class." substack.com/@quartzevelyn
Evelyn | Substack
Former Capitol Hill Staffer. Writing about the collapse of liberal politics, the limits of symbolic protest, and the deeper questions we’ve been trained not to ask. Essays on power, legitimacy, and wh...
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June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"America has quietly shifted from democracy toward oligarchy. The neoliberal era, sold as a triumph of free markets and personal freedom, consolidated power in the hands of corporations, billionaires, and an increasingly unaccountable political class." substack.com/@quartzevelyn
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Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC Primary May Help Progressives Defeat Billionaire-Backed Cuomo’s Mayoral Bid
Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC Primary May Help Progressives Defeat Billionaire-Backed Cuomo’s Mayoral Bid
We look at how ranked-choice voting works and what it could mean for New Yorkers heading to the polls in the primaries for local elections this Tuesday, with early voting already underway.
www.democracynow.org
June 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Ranked-Choice Voting in NYC Primary May Help Progressives Defeat Billionaire-Backed Cuomo’s Mayoral Bid
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True alternatives to policing require investing in public housing, health care, green spaces, & education, Wesley Vaughan writes. Without the expansion of services that actually aid in public safety, reforms are just a ruse to hide inflated police budgets.
prismreports.org/2025/06/18/p...
prismreports.org/2025/06/18/p...
Unarmed public safety teams can be a ruse to inflate police budgets, advocates say
Portland Street Response and other alternative public safety organizations are underfunded compared to city police departments
prismreports.org
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
True alternatives to policing require investing in public housing, health care, green spaces, & education, Wesley Vaughan writes. Without the expansion of services that actually aid in public safety, reforms are just a ruse to hide inflated police budgets.
prismreports.org/2025/06/18/p...
prismreports.org/2025/06/18/p...