Jamal Rich
LATEST ARTICLES BY Jamal Rich
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News
House Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights
February 13, 2023MAGA forces in the House attempted to block a new local immigrant voting rights measure, along with a revision of the criminal code.
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Culture
New NAARPR booklet details history of the struggle for community control of police
January 30, 2023As the epidemic of police murder continues to spread, a new text by veteran activist Frank Chapman tells the story of how community control of police was won in Chicago.
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U.S.
Black D.C. youth, 13, shot dead; ‘homeowner’ vigilante identity protected by police
January 10, 2023The shooting comes as the heightening hysteria and continued backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement reaches a crisis point with no true response to police and community violence.
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Labor
Washington, D.C.’s last Burger King closes, firing workers without notice
January 9, 2023Some workers have been here for 17 or 18 years, toiling at minimum wage with no benefits.
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Politics
Hearing turnout shows wide support for Green New Deal housing legislation in D.C.
November 23, 2022Will the nation’s capital become an affordable housing leader?
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Politics
Voting rights for all – regardless of immigration status – coming to the nation’s capital
October 14, 2022People’s World interviewed Kush Karod, a leading organizer of the D.C. Local Voting Rights Coalition, to discuss the bill and its potential impact.
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Politics
D.C. council candidate Kenyan McDuffie earns endorsement of realtors and developers
October 12, 2022Among his supporters: the D.C. Association of Realtors.
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U.S.
David Schwartzman, D.C. council candidate, running ‘for the many, not the few’
October 3, 2022Housing, police reform, and a municipal Green New Deal are all on the agenda for this eco-socialist challenger.
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