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"When the Welfare People Come"
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Preparing for Trump's Assault on Child Welfare
Don Lash: "The threats of Trumpism may seem removed from the struggles within the child welfare system. Sooner or later, however, those struggles will have to join the wider resistance to the Trump regime."
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A Real Paradigm Shift in Child Welfare
“When the Welfare People Come” offers a sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, exposing the racist system—from the “orphan trains” and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated services—arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children.
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Women's Liberation reading guide from Haymarket Books
In solidarity with the Women's Strike on International Women's Day, we offer a reading guide on the history and politics of women's liberation, to learn from past struggles, and to prepare for the many struggles to come.
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Education Justice: A Reading List
A reading list dealing with the realities of education under capitalism as well as radical histories of, and possibilities for, other ways of teaching and learning.
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Racial Capitalism: A Reading List
A reading list on the historical development and dynamics of racial capitalism, as well as examples of resistance.
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Abolish Policing, Not Just the Police
A discussion on abolishing the police and policing with Mariame Kaba, Maya Schenwar, and Victoria Law.
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The New Authoritarians vs. COVID-19
An excerpt from David Renton's The New Authoritarians, a guide to understanding and combatting the rise of the right across the world.
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Donald Trump and Capitalism's Next Crisis
Donald Trump's economic policies are designed to boost the profitability of capital, but they're increasing the risk of a global slump.
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