Republic Today

150 years ago this week, the Confederacy surrendered to the Union. Let’s celebrate it—every year. ~~ https://newrepublic.com/article/121406/make-confederacys-defeat-national-holiday?fbclid=IwAR1w7FGUCYCp6wQT5foF8bNpA94V1–VMBZ3-BG09yJtCNcaUPyYhXQDPxA

A short explainer of a complicated problem. ~~ https://hbr.org/2017/10/why-wages-arent-growing-in-america

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-02/student-loan-debt-hobbles-next-generation-of-u-s-workers

St. Paul City Council President Amy Brendmoen told members of ISNow, “We need to pause and take the time to answer basic questions about how a wage increase would affect workers before making any… ~~ http://spokesman-recorder.com/2018/03/23/low-wage-workers-willing-to-take-consequences-of-higher-wages/

Three in four workers say they are in debt today, and many of them believe they always will be. ~~ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/24/most-americans-live-paycheck-to-paycheck.html

“I think people are sick of seeing folks shout at each other, they’re sick of being spoken down to” ~~ https://www.salon.com/2018/03/24/wealth-inequality-is-as-prominent-as-ever-but-you-wont-see-that-on-tv/

“It’s just wrong for big corporations to pocket massive, permanent tax breaks and reward the wealth of top executives with more stock buybacks, while closing facilities and laying off workers.” ~~ https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/03/22/curb-corporate-abuse-stock-buyback-bamboozle-baldwin-bill-would-bolster-worker-power

In D.C., members of the movement have been involved in local protests for years. But Trump’s inauguration was something different. ~~ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/what-draws-americans-to-anarchy-its-more-than-just-smashing-windows/2017/08/10/030f92e0-2eae-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cf572785ff27

Author Malcolm Harris on why millennials need a revolution. ~~ https://www.vox.com/2019/2/4/18185383/millennials-capitalism-burned-out-malcolm-harris

A limited supply of homes for sale, a deepening construction labor shortage and high land costs continue to fuel the housing crisis, ~~ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendarichardson/2019/01/31/americas-housing-affordability-crisis-only-getting-worse/#3d4af382104b