David Lane Portfolio

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Reflection I:

Over the course of this year, I have learned a lot about how to write good stories, as well as how to draw art for the paper. This year is the first semester I drew anything for the paper and I am so happy with the work I put into it. In the future, I probably will not do more drawings unless I am asked specifically, however, now I understand the fundamentals of how to do it when necessary. Another production skill I learned is how to use indesign. As you can see from this portfolio, I can use it. Maybe not amazingly, but it’s a start. I need to improve on this before the next issue in August, otherwise it will be a bland News page.

I learned a lot about deadlines this year. While for the most part I was either just a little late or completely on time, I was not perfect. During April, I butchered my articles and did not do the normal level of quality I usually hold myself to. In the future, I will recognize where I am mentally and evaluate how much work I can do.

During this class, I worked very hard to get along with others. I am often nervous around people, especially people who I think are above me in some way so it was hard for me to get used to talking to my editors. I think I did a good job when I worked with others although I do not think I did it very often.

I learned that Journalistic ethics are just as important as I thought they were when I learned about them in Digital Journalism 2 years ago. It warms my heart that those ethics are genuinely applied to our paper and not just disregarded. The ethics of Journalism create the building blocks of a good, honest paper and should be taken very seriously.

My dedication to the paper was a lot. I spent the majority of my free time writing for this paper and I enjoyed every minute of it. I wrote countless articles, came in on production day, and even submitted art to the paper. One issue in particular stands out as one of my most useful months: March. That month I wrote 3 articles, did artwork, and finished up unfinished articles on production day. I love the rush.

Some hardships I faced this semester were trying to maintain my focus on the paper. During the month of April I sort of lost my grip on my school responsibilities and it led to me not doing as much work as I should have on the paper. I learned that I need to get away from the world around me and focus on the paper every once in a while. I think I redeemed myself in may, seeing as I turned every article I wrote in early and was able to edit and work on my errors before publications.

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Reflection II:

I think the most significant piece of work that I wrote was probably the article from may advocating in favor of socialism in America. It was my longest essay clocking in around 700 words due to it needing every single ounce of detail in order to get my point across adequately. As well as being my longest article, I also think it is my best argumentative piece I have written. I have received many compliments on the quality of this piece, and I think it shows how strong a writer I can be if the circumstances are good. This is not just my favorite opinion article for this class but my favorite argumentative thing I have ever written.

I think this article is so good because it uses good sources. Before writing this article, I knew that promoting a historically unpopular political view in a school paper would be difficult to write because if I did not live up to the hype, it would tarnish both my reputation as a writer, but more importantly would make socialism appear to be worse than it actually is due to my incompetence. I researched several articles about both how socialism is beneficial, how inequality exists in the US, and what causes the said inequality. These three topics became the central themes of my arguments.

When looking for articles I made sure to use sources that were legitimate and, either professional editorials or were straight news articles reporting data.

The article was difficult to get started on, but once I got the ball rolling, there was not much blocking me from just finishing it in one sitting. I had meticulously laid out my plan for the article beforehand and pretty much worked off of that to ensure I covered everything in detail.

I learned that it is surprisingly difficult to find articles advocating for socialism from unbiased sources. I had to be creative and use pieces of evidence unrelated to socialism, and then explain how socialism would affect these statistics.

I really liked how long and thought out my article was when it was done. It is something that I am not scared to show off despite the controversial opinion that I represent. I am so glad my editor, Claire, liked it because it made me feel like it could truly stand on its own. She barely made any changes to it, however, the few she did make really made the article feel stronger to me. You also made edits to it which were greatly appreciated and gave strength to my thesis and closing, which only furthered how strong my argument was.

Reflection III:

Article 1: Standardized Tests PRO I am proud of the standardized testing pro because it is the first PRO-CON opinion piece I did that was published in the paper. Prior to this, all the articles I had done had been facts and news with little room for opinion to be added. This was the first time I ever wrote something that reflected my personal views. It was also the first article that my dad complimented me on after reading it which made me feel very good.

Article 2: China GDP Growth The China GDP Growth story makes me proud because I spent a lot of time trying to make it as professional as possible without coming off as pro-American or Anti-Chinese. I spent many hours researching this story to make sure it was very authentic and all of my statistics were from valid sources and were up to date. I think it was my second most researched article only behind my pro socialism opinion piece.

Article 3: Newsies Writing my Newsies article may not be a deep or critical piece of work, however, it was an article that was really fun to write and photograph. There were many bumps in the road to get the photos I needed for the article, and going to see the rehearsal was so much fun. I thoroughly enjoyed interviewing, writing, and photographing this story and everyone who helped me make the article possible worked with an amazing attitude and zeal. I am so proud of how everyone was able to make this article so much fun to write.

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ness to honor agreements with China that Trump had been contesting.”

Biden’s victory has caused many European citizens to express their support.

The BBC posted a chart from Pew the leading global power. as President of the United States.

This anxiety and stress in students, but also forces student’s grades Research Center showing that 32% of has led to speculation on how the rest or acceptance into college to ride on one single grade.

UK citizens have confidence in Trump, of the world will react to Biden in office Before students get the opportunity to take the SATs, and 13% of German citizens had faith in as opposed to his predecessor. they haveBlack, to pay a $50 said, fee, or $60 for the SAT with Trump.

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STANDARDIZED TESTING HAS and always should be a part of a student’s journey

through school. Making sure they remain in use is important for both the student body and universities deciding who to accept.

Besides being the most accepted metric for college admissions tests, standardized testing allows for easy comparisons between students to be made.

Teachers are never equal in how they grade, making it impossible to compare simple letter grades between students across the nation. Tests like the SAT and ACT are much more evolved than any other test high schoolers take. They are specifically designed to have a fair balance of questions to ensure students are able to articulate what they know without any outside factors interfering.

According to an article from The 74 Million Organization, a non-profit news organization that specializes in covering K-12 education, “[Standardized tests are] in fact, a rigorous and highly scientific process, one that has been developed over 100 years and reflects research by generations of esteemed scholars. It has its own subfield, psychometrics, and every year universities graduate new Ph.D.s in that subfield.”

Standardized tests are not only good measures for the students ability in the classroom, but are also good measures for a teacher’s skill.

An article from RealClearEducation, a news source made in the specific interest of detailing education news, claimed, “Assessment is a key element of teaching and learning—and of system accountability. Too many educators have gaps in their understanding of assessment design, the role of formative and summative tests, and how standardized tests are a crucial equity tool.”

Judging a teacher’s skill is especially crucial during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Using standardized tests as a means of checking a teacher’s ability to work under new social distance learning, whether remote or in person, is necessary to have a functioning and thriving class environment.

Some people think that standardized testing is not a good metric for showing how much information a student knows. Students with test anxiety will not be able to perform as well on tests as those who do not suffer from this disorder.

While these students should not be ignored, students withDavid Lane out these issues vastly outnumber those with this affliction. The American Test Anxieties Association said, “About 16-20% of students have high test anxiety, making this the most prevalent scholastic impairment in our schools today.” While this number cannot be ignored, at least 80 percent of students will benefit from a standardized test system.

Helping those people who have test anxiety is a better alternative to getting rid of standardized tests all together. Standardized tests allow students to be merited for their skills as learners and their ability to remember what they learned in the classroom.

Removing this leaves a students ability exclusively up to the teacher, which could lead to bias.

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Standardized testing does cause students to dedicate hours of studying, and learning time management skills. While also helping identify problem areas in students, prevents subjective grading and is an accurate way of evaluating what a student does or does not know across areas like math, reading, and writing.

Yet some parents stress so much about their child that they pay for Pre SAT courses. These can cost up to $50 if you do a self-guided course all the up to $800-$1800 for in-person courses or one-on-one time with tutors.

At the end of the day, most families don’t have $1800 to spare for a single test. Even though data released by the American Community Survey explained that approxiEmma Weaver mately 175,000 Arizonans pulled themselves out of poverty between 2015 and 2018, 2020 threw everyone a curveball.

The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the unemployment rate decreased by 1.0 percentage point to 6.9 percent in October 2020. Which was the sixth consecutive month the rate has declined, but it was still nearly twice the February rate of 3.5 percent.

If your score doesn’t make the cut for scholarships or colleges, then you have to go through the whole process again. The only good thing about COVID-19 is that SAT/ ACT scores are no longer required. Meaning less anxiety for all students, no more long morning drives, and no more spending money on useless tests.

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Fifteen dollar minimum wage is the least we could do to help Americans live their lives.

Many companies have committed to a 15 dollar minimum wage. Amazon, Target, and Costco are just a few of hundreds that have created their own rules for minimum wage.

Since the government won’t do it, many companies feel the outrage directed at them.

An increase to the measly FEBRUARY 12, 2021 ● 7 federal minimum wage of

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that misrepresents the American sons, the Electoral college was are forced to appeal to citizens United States.

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In recent years, the Electoral College has become a heated topic of discussion with loads of controversy surrounding it. While many advocate for the repeal of the Electoral College, the Electoral College is one of the most important processes of the presidential election and an essential concept of democracy within the United States.

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The importance of safety is no hoax.

There have been multiple COVID19 vaccines developed by pharmaceutical companies such as PfizerBioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, etc. To ensure the safety of the public and bring an end to the pandemic, it is crucial that everyone take a vaccine

of modern medicine bestowed upon them.

While scientists across the world raced to cure this modern plague, many people who are ill informed about the process of making the vaccine were quick to call it a sham. It is no surprise with how divided our country is that simple things such as facts of scientific research are something people call into question. These people rally around one another spreading unfounded claims about the antivirus.

They believe it is a government probe, or that it is somehow harmful to take.

The truth is, the antivirus is completely safe. Each vaccine has been tested and tried several times to ensure its safety.

The New York Times published an article detailing the steps Pfizer has gone through to ensure a safe vaccine. The article said, “So far Pfizer and BioNTech have reported no seri-

cine’s safety. They tried out four versions of their vaccine and selected the one that produced the fewest cases of mild and moderate side effects, such as fever and fatigue.”

Over the course of 2020, scientists all over the world have been working to develop a vaccine to cure the world of coronavirus. Due to a massive amount of money from both private and public donations, the development process has gone much quicker than usual.

This, however, has made many suspicious of how well the vaccine will work. Many ill-advised and under informed people think that it is impossible for an anti-virus to be effective when most vaccines take years to develop.

This claim is ill informed, however, disregarding the fact that both governments and incredibly wealthy donors have given trillions of dollars to research and development.

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Many ill-advised and under informed people think that it is impossible for an anti-virus to be effective when most vaccines take years to develop. respond to the pandemic.”

Time is money, and the amount of money given to research a vaccine was exponentially more than normal for a vaccine. This caused much quicker results to attempt to put an end to the pandemic.

Mitch McConnell are among them.

According to USA Today, “Between Dec. 14, when vaccinations started, and Jan. 20, about 16.5 million shots were administered.”

And yet so far nothing serious has happened to most of the 27 million people who have received a first dose of the vaccine. The fact of the matter is that it is normal to have side effects after vaccines. It would be impossible to develop a vaccine that has absolutely no side effects or risks. Another fact of the matter is that it is also normal for part of the population to have skepticism about something new, like the vaccine. Fear of the unknown is the real root of skepticism.

Remember in March of last year when there were people calling the virus a “hoax” or “planned?” Well here we are, 450,000 deaths later.

An apology, just in time for Valentine’s day Ahh, Valentine’s Day at Cactus Shadows. The season of love is upon us once again, fellow falcons, and this time:

corporate brainwashing holiday. The greeting cards, teddy bears, and overpriced hotel suites are all in the name of true love. And thanks to the pandemic, the student store is no longer in operation. So, with all the free time, those white-collared children have finally found the room in their hearts for something besides

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The ban on texting and driving began early this year in an effort to make roads in Arizona safer.

Drivers who are caught texting while driving will be pulled over 14given ● MARCH 19, 2021 and a ticket.

It’s been illegal to use a cellphone while operating a vehicle in Arizona since 2019, when legislation was passed to try and curb texting while driving. However, police officers could only give out warnings until January 2021.

“I support the ban because it could decrease the amount of traffic accidents in Arizona. This is important because Arizona has more car crashes than many other states,” said Brandon Wells, a junior.

The ban will cover everything from texting and driving, to using social media, to making phone calls without using hands-free mode. Fines will start at 75 dollars for first time offenders, and every subsequent ticket will range from $150 to $250.

“I disagree with the fine

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amount, I don’t believe fines should be given out as punishment. Getting Community service hours is a much more fitting punishment than a fine,” said Carson Hayes, a junior.

Bluetooth devices and carplay are permitted under this law.

GPS is also allowed as long as the phone is cradled in a holder and not in the driver’s hand or on his or her lap.

“Sure I support any ban on cellphones anywhere. Addiction Claire Geare Opinion Editor to phones is a problem. I wish we could effectively ban phones Well, well, well… What do we have here? from our schools. In cars Sand or in thein pockets? A lingering smell of pineapple? And what’s this? Cornrows? In classrooms, the phonesthis are politicalaclimate, no less? This is just I expected… you’ve been to Rocky proven distraction to thewhat tasks at Point. hand. They diminish the awareListen, I’m sympathetic to the cause, ness of the user to the really. realWith lifethe upcoming anniversary of our nationwide lockdown, I too need an the sunny beaches of Puerto activities around them,” escape said toJon Penasco. There’s no cure for burn out like Bernreuter, a physics teacher. illegally drinking in a Mexican dive bar, frolicking the beaches packed with fellow Arizona has taken longer than spring breakers, and getting stuck out of most states to put the texting and driving ban in place, but initiating it now will lower the amount of accidents caused than if it wasn’t enforced at all.

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Many people attracting new investors.

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Adam Schwartz, a junior, Maya King, a senior, Keira Reinhard, a junior, The opening cast will perform on March 18, the country for twostaff weekswriter in a mandatory quarantine. I just hope the pina coladas were worth it.

I don’t normally have a problem with spring break, besides the usual begrudgement and my crippling fear of having fun.

My problem however, comes from the sheer irony of the situation.

Too many graphics warning the public to stay inside. Maybe you thought it said “stay inside except for spring break” or maybe you just can’t read the title with all that glare from the beach.

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As the population gets older, they are not as invested in education. These people outnumber parents with children in the district by a pretty large margin. So it’s not if we can or can’t, it’s if the voters will approve of it. That’s what I really have to try to figure out as superintendent if we want to keep all of these great programs,” said Monroe.

The Excellence Committee, made up of community members, parents, teachers and administration, has been meeting this year to weigh the options of going out for an override and or bond in November.

“You have to think about the demographics here, if you look consistently across the Valley, the places with higher amounts of retired people likely have lower chances of passing an override,” said John Trenton, french teacher.

Furthermore, the district has “the lowest combined tax rate of any unified school district in Maricopa County of $1.8155,” and unlike other districts in Maricopa County, CCUSD is the only one to not receive “additional funding from either Maintenance and Operations, Capital Outlay override, bond, or all three.”

At the end of the 2020 fiscal year, CCUSD was placed on an “approaching highest financial risk” watchlist by the Arizona Auditor General’s Office. One reason for this is the decline in student rate, and in his letter, Monroe points out that the current capture rate for the district is about 50 percent.

This means that only half of the school-aged children living within district limits are attending their appropriate school.

“There’s probably a higher rate of home schooling in this area than others,” said Trenton.

comes in at 48th in funding and 49th in spending in the U.S. The state receives $1.2 billion, or $1,274 per pupil, from the federal government. It divides $3.6 billion, or $3,896 per pupil, among the public schools from the state’s money. Lastly, local funding comes out to be $4.1 billion, or $4,475 per pupil. This means that Arizona’s total education fund is $8.9 billion, or $9,645 per pupil. Conversely, New York comes in first in spending and second in funding, with $28,228 to spend on each student.

This reorganization is Monroe’s first step in handling the budget shortfall in the upcoming year.

Though the district has faced budget difficulties for many years, this

is by far the most significant change that will have been made in recent years. There are other areas Monroe plans to look at.

“I’d like to do a program review,” said Monroe. “I’d like to look at fee structure, what are students paying for sports, AP, IB, our counseling program, our band program, CTE programs. I want to see how those programs are, do we need to bolster them? Those are some of the high school areas I would like to look at, to see how robust those programs are and if we do, in fact, need to bolster them.”

With the budget cuts implemented to date, the district is still only part way through what is certain to be a difficult process.

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Is capitalism or socialism the best economic system for America?

In the next generation of Macbooks, Apple will be ditching their long time partner, Intel, to produce their own chipset known as Apple Silicon.

This will end a 15-year partnership between the two tech giants. Intel is the largest supplier of computer chips in the world, having processors in almost every pre-built computer

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These new chips will be designed to make cross platform compatibility as seamless as possible. Macs will be able to communicate with iPhones or iPads at a much greater level than ever before. Apps designed for the app store on phones will work much better than previously on Mac due to the new Apple-exclusive architecture.

“The chips will have a more direct connection with what they

CAPITALISM IS THE best option for America and will only makeare themaking, country stronger. and can change

it according to people’s Capitalism has been a huge success in America, and has helped the country become needs,” said Brian Fleish, a what it is today.

It is an economic system in which private businesses and junior. individuals dictate the The quality of Apple trade in a country. The production of goods and services are based the issupply Now that on Apple products with Intel CPUs and demand they have in the market. completely in charge of will suffer more and more own chip Capitalism is the reason the markettheir in America is production, so comshould of be the less general expensive petitive.out.

The competitive as they are phased The itfornature to be made market requires peoplethe to chips be coming up same happened towith PowerPC since they do not have to go new and innovative things in order through a separate company. based Apple products when to win over consumers or potentially clients. This This could lead to been a largecheaper factor inApple how products.

America they signed the dealhas with became so successful in this day and Intel 15 years ago.

“Now that they are not age. relying on other chips from When there is no competition, other companies. I think Johnathan people Geare tend to become their pricescomplacent, could remain and lack the stable drive to come up withsaid if not go lower,” a freshman new products.

This isNaylor, because the Jonathan a computer science teacher. one at the top would stand alone, put out, however, Apple still made up just around 3% of Intel’s gross annual with nobody to contest their authorApple released the Macbooks with revenue. ity. People are forced to use Apple Silicon, however, the their MacBook products, there no need for that Pro so model hasisbeen rumored to “The quality of Apple products with company to find ways to attract more release in 2022.

This Mac will have Intel CPUs will suffer more and more a 64-core processor, one of the as they are phased out. The sameconsumers. few commercially happened to PowerPC based Apple Capitalism is great foravailable people laptops who such a large products when they signed the have beencontaining born intoaaCPU less with advantageous chipset. deal with Intel 15 years ago,” said situation. The fact that there is nothJohnathan Geare, a freshman. ing that people are forced to do or forced into, means that if a person really sets their mind to something, then they can achieve it.

A person or family isn’t forced into any group or occupation, and can get out of where they stand if they take the proper steps. Not everything is going to be a walk in the park, because it still takes tremendous amounts of hard work to achieve that goal. Even though things may seem hard, there are still ways to get out of the situation you’re in, no matter how bad it may be.

This is one of the drawbacks of capitalism compared to socialism, because many people would rather be content living paycheck to paycheck. Socialism normally provides healthcare and other government benefits. The thought of getting all of this “free” stuff is very appealing to many people.

Capitalism comes with less restrictions, and the ability to Justin Wong choose whatever product one would want. With less restriction comes more innovation which leads to a stronger economy. This is because companies find ways to make things the most efficient way possible, and sell it for the most consumers are willing to pay. However, prices are kept low due to the competition among the companies.

In capitalist countries, poverty and unemployment tends to be low compared to countries with other economic systems. This is due to the fact a person has to work if they want to have a living. If a person is unemployed, they have to be actively looking for a job to get unemployment benefits.

Many people have doubts about capitalism and how effective it truly is, but no system can ever be perfect. Everything in a hypothetical setting seems perfect, but humans are incapable of being perfect. No matter how imperfect capitalism may seem, it is still the best option for America.

Capitalism

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government does it best to ensure that everyone will truly be created equal in the United States. time average The definition of what constitutes as Socialism varies greatly depending on who you ask. According is like 8 hours 2-4 20 and im usually to Dictionary.com, socialism is “a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by on theTikTok or 4-6 Snapchat,” 42 community as a whole.”

Dylan Schmidt, Socialism comes in many forms, it can be as simple as government funded corporations, it canfreshman be 6-8 the building ground for a truly communist state, as well as everything in between.

In 30 the U.S., we already have several social programs some could consider socialist, such as Medicare and retirement pen6 9+ sions.

Socialism promotes high taxes on the rich, and more 50 38 25 13 0 aid to those who are not in positions of wealth, in From a poll of 100 students taken on order to strengthen the economy of the nation April 9, 2021 from the bottom up. A strong focus is put on “I spend like the workers of America, and less emphasis is 4 hours on it, put on the wealthy, letting their oversized I just listen to wallets trickle down to the bottom of the music pretty social pyramid. much and go on Snapchat The socialism that would be most benefionce in a cial in our country right now, however, would be while,” Gabe one that promotes the economic aspects of socialDiaz, seinor ism, but does not abolish the democracy which America is built upon.

In the United States, income inequality has significantly increased over the last 40 years.

The middle class is shrinking and the rich are WPaul Wernes, Mikki Warriner, Miah Thirion growing richer and the poor growing poorer.

Pew Research Center gathered data from the U.S. census bureau, as well as the World Bank, and found that the top 20 percent of Americans earn 52 percent of the yearly household income in the country.

That means that the bottom 80 percent of Americans make up only 48 percent of the money in the country.

By providing lower income workers with higher wages and benefits, the wealth will distribute more evenly, creating more room for economic growth. By providing the lower class with more money, they can spend more of their own income on non-essentials, thus increasing the wealth for everyone.

While economic inequality is a major problem, so is racial inequality. The Center for American Progress published a statistic using data from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, showing that the median income for White households in 2016 was 171,000 dollars annually, while Black and Hispanic homes were only 17,600 and 20,700 dollars, respectively.

In a country that prides itself on equal opportunity for all, it seems odd that the combined incomes of the second and third largest racial groups do not even make up a quarter of the income that Whites do.

If America were to allow for some socialist programs to help lower income members of the country, it would be especially beneficial to these racial minorDavid Lane ities who are in dire need of support.

While some people may argue that Capitalism provides a large open market with the ability to lift the hardest working members of society from rags to riches, this is rarely the case. Open markets do allow for prosperity among everyone, however, when the market becomes under checked and under regulated, only those with a headstart can truly reap the rewards of the system in place.

The news organization Salon Media recently posted a story about economic inequality. “If you compare a chart showing the historical top income tax rate over the course of the twentieth century with a chart of income inequality in the United States over roughly the same time period, you’ll see that the period with the highest taxes on the rich – the period between the Roosevelt and Reagan administrations – was also the period with the lowest levels of economic inequality.”

A market with few regulations only benefits those who can take advantage of it, keeping the lower class poor and the rich wealthier. And, in fact, a healthy amount of regulation actually benefits the economy, creating a strong middle class, and decreasing inequality economically and racially.

Socialism