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LA Schools’ Lowest-Paid Workers Walk Out, With Teachers by Their Side

March 26, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike March 21-23, 2023, for the first time in four years, shutting down the nation’s second-largest school district for three rain-soaked days.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Community, economy, education, Health care, Human Rights, interview, Labor, Media, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Teachers, Time-Sensitive

Tipping Is Not a Reward—It’s an Insult

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

man pouring wine on glasses

It’s time to end our national reliance on tipped workers. The unhealthy dynamic created by tipping emerges from decades of legalized subminimum wages and keeps workers subservient to the whims of employers and customers.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, economy, Evergreen, Gender, GOP/Right Wing, Human Rights, identity politics, Labor, Law, Media, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Sonali Kolhatkar, Time-Sensitive, Women’s Rights

Asking the Oppressed to Be Nonviolent Is an Impossible Standard That Ignores History

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

people protesting and holding signs

It is a curious spectacle to have the head of a state, with all the levers of power, not using that power to solve a problem, but instead offering advice to the powerless about how to protest against him and the broken government system.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, biden, Europe/United Kingdom, History, identity politics, Justin Podur, North America/Canada, North America/Haiti, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, social justice, Time-Sensitive

Is the Right Wing ‘Whitewashing’ the History Curriculum Taught in Public Schools?

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

woman reading book

A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, charter schools, Community, economy, education, food, GOP/Right Wing, History, identity politics, immigration, interview, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Sandra Jones, Social Benefits, social justice, Teachers, Time-Sensitive

Embrace the Mess—in the Name of Gender Justice

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

person in white dress shirt holding white textile

It’s time to take back our time and spend it on meaningful activities instead of succumbing to the futility and moral pressure of endlessly cleaning our homes.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, Art, economy, Gender, Health care, Human Rights, identity politics, immigration, Labor, Media, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Sonali Kolhatkar, Time-Sensitive

Connecting With Nature Is a Path to Finding Joy in Life

February 19, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

forest

An interview with the creator of the short film “Ode to Joy,” which celebrates connection with nature as a portal to deeper connection with self and each other.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, April M. Short, Art, environment, Film, identity politics, interview, Opinion, Presidential Elections, social justice, Women’s Rights

Behold, the New GOP Culture Wars

February 5, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

The Republican Party’s latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, economy, education, Gender, GOP/Right Wing, Health care, History, Human Rights, identity politics, immigration, Law, Media, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Sonali Kolhatkar, Time-Sensitive, Women’s Rights

Americans Want Government-Run Health Care—What’s Standing in the Way?

January 29, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

Americans Want Government-Run Health Care—What’s Standing in the Way?

It’s true that the number of uninsured Americans has dropped to an all-time low. But that fact obscures the failures of our patchwork, profit-driven health care system.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: biden, Democratic Party, economy, Europe/United Kingdom, Gender, GOP/Right Wing, gun control, Health care, Human Rights, Media, news, North America/Canada, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Sonali Kolhatkar, Time-Sensitive, Women’s Rights

Public Libraries Continue to Thrive Despite Defunding and Privatization Attacks

January 14, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

a young man looking at books in a library

Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: activism, April M. Short, Climate Change, Community, economy, education, environment, Health care, History, Human Rights, Internet, interview, Labor, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Prison Reform, Social Benefits, social justice, Tech, Trump

Nepo Babies and the Myth of the Meritocracy

January 10, 2023 By Independent Media Institute

photo of people doing handshakes

Society’s top tiers are rife with nepotism. It’s past time to expose just how much unearned wealth and power has been accrued by elites.

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Art, economy, Film, Gender, GOP/Right Wing, identity politics, Law, Media, Midterm Elections, news, North America/United States of America, Opinion, Politics, Social Benefits, social justice, Sonali Kolhatkar, Tech, Television, Time-Sensitive, Women’s Rights

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