Isaiah J. Poole

Isaiah J. Poole is the editorial director of The Next System Project, a project of the Democracy Collaborative.
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Views Wednesday, July 01, 2020 Progressive Populism and a 21st Century Challenge Eugene Lim was on his way to hitting rock bottom. After graduating from Chicago’s Shimer College in 2011, he’d spent two years trying to find a permanent job. And he was increasingly blaming himself for his plight. “I thought I was poor through some fault of my own,” he said in a speech before the... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, April 07, 2020 Infrastructure and a Green Stimulus: Why We Must Organize Before Congress Acts There are actions that we must insist the federal government do now to help the people and communities that have been devastated by the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic. Then there are actions that we are tempted to do right now because they would seem to be helpful—but will deeply regret doing if... Read more |
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Views Thursday, February 06, 2020 Out of the ClickHole, a Light on Alternative Media Ownership Models A writer at the Nieman Journalism Lab called it “ the happiest media news of 2020 (so far).” True, it involves a satire site with only five full-time employees. But it nonetheless marks a new entry into the ranks of employee-owned firms and puts a spotlight on a problem facing larger and more... Read more |
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Views Saturday, February 16, 2019 Without Amazon, New York Can Now Do Economic Development Right Now that activists in New York City successfully chased Amazon and its “HQ2” plan out of New York City, there is a new challenge: Can the organizers and elected leaders who successfully blocked the kind of economic development they opposed bring about the kind of economic development they want?... Read more |
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Views Friday, September 21, 2018 Why We Have To Break Up Amazon The European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager may be onto the location of the soft spot on Amazon’s armor, where a well-placed antitrust arrow could be used to bring the digital behemoth down to size. The region’s antitrust enforcer announced on Wednesday that she is launching an... Read more |
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Views Friday, December 08, 2017 We Have A Housing Emergency. Here’s How We Face It The Department of Housing and Urban Development, led by former brain surgeon and not-qualified-to-run-a-federal-agency Ben Carson, has found itself making an uncomfortable admission: Under Donald Trump, the nation’s homelessness problem is getting worse. HUD put a partly sunny headline on its press... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, December 05, 2017 A Newly Elected Democratic Socialist On How to Win in Trump Country “I’d like to think of myself as ordinary,” says Ross Grooters as he describes his life in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, an eastern suburb of Des Moines. But then he corrects himself. “Most people’s passions or enjoyment are not going out and doing activist things, so that’s where I’m not an ordinary Joe.”... Read more |
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Views Monday, November 06, 2017 9 Reasons To Stop The GOP’s Giant Tax Gift Bucket Americans for Tax Fairness has just published “Nine Terrible Things About the Republican Tax Plan.” All are good reasons for you should get on the phone with your member of Congress and tell them to vote against this travesty of a tax bill. The number to call is 877-795-7862. If a staff member of... Read more |
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Views Friday, November 03, 2017 Call Congress Now to Stop Trump’s Giant Tax Giveaway House Republicans have released their long-awaited tax giveaway plan. It’s as bad as those of us who have been resisting the Trump administration and Republican efforts to hijack our economy and democracy have long feared it would be. People’s Action joins Americans for Tax Fairness and a broad... Read more |
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Views Friday, September 08, 2017 'Not One Penny' of Tax Cuts for The Rich or Service Cuts for the Poor The surprise deal President Trump struck this week with Democratic congressional leaders is an agreement to continue the status quo on federal government funding through December. That means three more months to fight against the Republicans’ budget proposal, which would be truly devastating for... Read more |