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from Calling up Justice by Claudia Alick October 2023 When it comes to speaking out against genocide, Speak Up! It is not that complicated. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is marked by a stark power imbalance and a tragic history of loss. In this context, staying silent is not an option. Silence, in this case, amounts to […]
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Andre Damon Twitter @Andre__Damon 31 August 2023 This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gave an interview to the BBC in which he declared that older people, the ill and disabled “will fall by the wayside” in the current surge of COVID-19. Fauci was not […]
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The decision could reverberate along the Colorado River Basin where 30 tribal nations rely on the river’s water supply. By Lyric Aquino , GRIST Published June 23, 2023 Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders, and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. […]
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LEE HEDGEPETH JUN 5, 2023 The confusion began in 2020 when Patrick Braxton became Newbern’s first Black mayor by operation of law. The town’s previous mayor, Haywood “Woody” Stokes III, had failed to file the necessary qualifying paperwork to run for the town’s top office. No citizens had filed to run for town council, either. […]
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After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child. by Jessica Lussenhop and Agnel Philip, photography by Jaida Grey Eagle for ProPublicaJune 15, 6 a.m. EDT Co-published with Argus Leader and High Country NewsSeries:Overpolicing ParentsHow America’s CPS Dragnet Ensnares Families ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up […]
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BY JEREMY CHILDS, CHRISTIAN MARTINEZPUBLISHED JUNE 6, 2023 UPDATED JUNE 7, 2023 8:17 AM PT Three people were arrested Tuesday at protests held outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, where pro-and anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrators faced off over how schools teach gender and sexuality. Law enforcement declared an unlawful assembly after fighting broke out outside the building, officials […]
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by Ivana Saric Businesses can refuse to serve same-sex couples if doing so would violate the owners’ religious beliefs, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Why it matters: The court has significantly expanded LGBTQ rights over the past several years, but is now carving out some exceptions. Driving the news: The case concerns Lorie Smith, a Colorado web designer who […]
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By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Sydney Kashiwagi, Matt Meyer and Tori B. Powell, CNN Updated 9:53 PM ET, Thu June 29, 2023 Here’s what else you should know: Who dissented: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, issued a fiery dissent, saying the opinion “rolls back decades of precedent and momentous progress.” In a demonstration of the controversial […]
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BY BREANNA EDWARDS · UPDATED NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Sikeston, Missouri, police are investigating after Nina Pop, a Black trans woman, was found dead inside of her apartment over the weekend. According to the Associated Press, the body of Pop, 28, was found on Sunday night. Police said on Tuesday that the young woman had been stabbed multiple times. Sikeston Police […]
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