Michael Laxer3 days ago7 minHighlander Research and Education Center Brings Old-School Expertise to Present-Day IssuesFormed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice. Image via Highlander By Damon...
Michael LaxerSep 205 minWe Need Public Education to Help Us Address the Challenges We Face, But It’s Under ThreatBy the Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Consortium Over the past few decades, humanity has embarked on an unprecedented...
Michael LaxerOct 28, 202320 minPOOR Magazine Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a MovementA mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew...
Michael LaxerSep 5, 20235 minBillionaires Envision a New Utopian City -- to Replace What They RuinedSilicon Valley’s wealthy elites have been secretly buying up land in one of California’s poorest counties to build a new city from the...