What the US Can Learn from Scandinavia in the Struggle Against Inequality
Eric Stoner talks to George Lakey, author of Viking Economics about how social movements help establish equality — but only when they’re adventurous and active.
Trans Women and Feminism: The Struggle is Real
At the centre of the troubled relationship between trans women and feminists are the questions of who gets to be a woman and who gets to call themselves a feminist. L.Leigh Ann van de Merwe writes.
Seizing the Moment to Tackle the School-to-Prison-to-Deportation Pipeline
Latinos are often overlooked in debates about criminal justice reform. Maritza Perez hopes to change that. Thomas Watson interviews Ms. Perez about improving educational opportunities and outcomes for Latinos and at-risk youth.
Girl Rising: Breaking Cycles of Poverty by Empowering Girls
Milena Rampoldi interviews the voices of Girl Rising, a campaign to empower girls and to fight poverty through education
Free Thing of the Week: Pixabay
This week’s free thing is a little different from the folks at Pixabay.
An Ode to the Open Source Movement
Why should businesses use open source? One Star contributor’s answer.
Sunday Comics
This week in Sunday Comics, Andy Capp buys his wife a new rolling pin, for reasons best left unexplored.
The Economics of Delinkage
Dean Baker considers the difference between tariffs on shoes and tariffs that may save your life.
Discrimination by Design
Lena Groeger investigates the built-in biases in technology and urban planning.
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