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Mass Deportation Won’t Solve U.S. Immigration Policy. Here Are Three Things That Will.
There are three things the U.S. government must do to address immigration. None entails policing the U.S. border, and none are prioritized by U.S. politicians today.
Support of land sovereignty, reproductive autonomy and safe borders would do far more to address the problems accompanying U.S. immigration, than threatening expensive deportation and promising ineffective border walls.
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The New Generation of Lawmakers with Rep. Justin J. Pearson
In the second episode ofThe Z Factor,host Anoushka Chander unpacks Gen Z’s voice in state legislatures. Who are the new generation of lawmakers? Anoushka is joined byRep. Justin J. Pearsonof Tennessee, the second youngest representative in the Tennessee legislature, to understand how young legislators bring Gen Z issues to the legislative floor. From finding common ground, to working on gun violence prevention legislation, to being the youngest legislator in a room full of boomers, Rep. Pearson and Anoushka break down what it is like to be in a new generation of lawmakers today.
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Greedflation: Corporate Profits Are the Driver of High Prices
Depending on who’s doing the talking, inflation can be blamed on President Joe Biden or on his predecessor, Donald Trump. But one—and perhaps the greatest—driver of higher prices lies under the radar: corporate profits.
Women are the majority of the population, the majority of registered voters and the majority of those who actually show up at the polls. Let’s hope they do their homework and remember in November which candidates are coziest with the profit-mongering corporations picking their pocketbooks.
(This article originally appears in the Fall 2024 issue ofMs.Join theMs.community today and you’ll get issues delivered straight to your mailbox!)
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