Baltimore Squeegee Workers: Whose Streets?
A recent shooting involving a squeegee worker and a motorist has brought up the issue of what to do about squeegee workers. Politicians for years have been unable to help, because they are unwilling to challenge the racist, profiteering system.
As Housing Costs Rise in Tennessee, So Does the Houseless Population
Over 580,000 unhoused people live in the United States, and Chattanooga, TN is one location currently experiencing an unhoused population boom. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, the number of unhoused people has increased by 177% in the last year. And the year before that, from 2020 to 2021, it increased by 81%. Meanwhile, […]
Diane Nash: This Presidential Medal of Freedom Honoree Actually Deserves Recognition
Last week President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to seventeen people. Much of the time, this award is given to people who have at best made only questionable contributions to our world, and to some who are outright bad. For example, Biden himself received the award from President Obama, and one of this […]