Social Workers Can No Longer Remain Silent on Oppression of Palestinians
In October, the State of Israel criminalized six Palestinian human rights organizations, designating them as “terrorist groups,” which effectively outlawed their work, and put their workers (human rights defenders) at serious risk. These organizations — Addameer, Al-Haq, Defense for Children International-Palestine, Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Union of Agricultural Work Committees and Bisan Center for […]
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Ocasio-Cortez Slams Right-Wing Democrats for Watering Down Build Back Better Act
After the House passed the InadequatRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democratic Representative from New York, criticized Friday’s bipartisan infrastructure bill. She warned of dire consequences for the bill and the political maneuvering that was around it. She also criticized arguments that progressives shouldn’t express disapproval over the infrastructure bill, pointing out that those same arguments never […]
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Elizabeth Warren Unveils Bill to Make Former Lawmakers Close Campaign Accounts
On Thursday, Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) introduced a bill targeting so-called “zombie” campaign accounts, with the aim of reducing corruption in Washington. The Zeroing out Money for Influence After Elections Act would require lawmakers to close campaign accounts and leadership PACs after six months if they don’t plan on running for […]
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Koch Funding for Campuses Comes With Dangerous Strings Attached
According to the new book Free Speech and Koch Money: Manufacturing a Campus Culture War. 50 years ago, attorney Lewis Powell — later a Nixon appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court — developed a strategy to increase the number of pro-business speakers on college campuses. Powell analyzed the college environment after 1960s and determined that […]
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AOC Warns We May Lock in US Emissions If Build Back Better Fails
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York warned Sunday passing a limited — and deeply flawed — bipartisan infrastructure bill, the U.S. will be at risk of throwing away its “biggest chance to combat climate change.” The New York Democrat characterized the Build Back Better (BBB) reconciliation package — a roughly $1.8 trillion bill containing a […]
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Cash-Strapped Tribes Struggle With Moral Dilemmas of Entering Carbon Markets
The CO2 rush is underway, and it could be the new gold. Or is this another scheme to seize tribal land and resources, without addressing the root causes of climate change? Tribal communities in Indian Country could be making millions of dollars selling carbon dioxide credits to offset untapped lands or pristine forests. For some, […]
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Ted Cruz, Other Conservatives Criticize Big Bird for Getting Vaccinated
After a beloved “Sesame Street” character announced on social media that he had gotten vaccinated against coronavirus, several conservative pundits and politicians denounced the public service announcement as “propaganda,” errantly claiming it would cause harm to kids. Big Bird, a tall yellow bird that is found in the PBS program “Sesame Street,” tweeted (pun intended) […]
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Democrats’ Failure to Effectively Champion Voting Rights May Cost Them in 2022
The Republican Party has waged war for the democratic process since the 2020 presidential elections. It has initiated phony “audits” of swing-state election resultsFormer President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the elections were rigged against his character. State GOP parties have purged Trump critics, including fellow Republicans, from positions in power. In Georgia, and elsewhere, […]
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Greta Thunberg Condemns UN Climate Summit as a “Greenwash Festival”
Eighteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg called COP26 a “failure” when she addressed the Fridays for Future rally in Glasgow, which drew around 25,000 demonstrators. Thunberg had dismissed climate leaders one month before the UN climate summit, citing political inaction. “The COP has turned into a PR event where leaders are giving beautiful speeches and […]
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Tweet About Superman’s Bisexual Son Has Professor Fighting Against Cancel Culture
“What if Christian parents of children reading comic books don’t want their kids exposed to bisexual characters?” Sophia Nelson thought it was a reasonable question in the wake of DC Comics’ announcement that Superman’s son, Jon Kent, would have a pink-haired boyfriend in an upcoming comic. Nelson, a scholar at Christopher Newport University, Virginia, and […]
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