Author Profile
Valerie Vande Panne
Valerie Vande Panne is an investigative fellow with In These Times’ Leonard C. Goodman Institute for Investigative Reporting.
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We Can Reclaim Christmas from Capitalism
The case for getting rid of Santa and ending the commodification of the holiday season. MORE
Features · December 20, 2018
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The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of
What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles." MORE
Features · November 26, 2018
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In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands
Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park. MORE
Act Locally · November 20, 2018
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A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops
A set of statistics from a new report provides a window into how misplaced economic priorities perpetuate poverty in the rural South. Since opening a plant in Canton, Mississippi 15 years ago, auto manufacturer... MORE
Working · November 16, 2018
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Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids
As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without alerting Child and Family Services. MORE
Act Locally · September 11, 2018
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As Lava Consumes Hawaii, Residents Are Responding with Disaster Communism
From geologists to acupuncturists, community members offer support to the displaced. MORE
Act Locally · August 15, 2018
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Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return
The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine. MORE
Features · August 14, 2018
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Meet Oklahoma’s Anti-Privatization, Pro-Pot Candidate for Governor
Progressive Connie Johnson—and a medical marijuana legalization initiative—will be on the Oklahoma ballot June 26. MORE
Features · June 19, 2018
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Big Coal Is Using This Small Oklahoma Town as a Toxic Waste Dump
Now residents are fighting back. MORE
Act Locally · May 30, 2018
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How Privatization Sparked the Massive Oklahoma Teacher Uprising
OKLAHOMA—On April 2, an estimated 30,000 Oklahoma teachers walked out of schools across the state, some traveling hundreds of miles to the capital to protest. This momentum has not stopped: At the time... MORE
Working · April 10, 2018