Category: Activism
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The Week in the Stories Around the Globe
90+ Groups Tell Biden to ‘Listen to Haitian Civil Society,’ Reject Military Intervention Discouraging military intervention, the letter pressures Biden to “listen to Haitian civil society; respect the fundamental rights of the Haitian people to shape Haitian solutions; and reevaluate U.S. support to the de facto Prime Minister Henry, as that unconditional support has removed…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Here’s why Seoul’s Itaewon district was so packed ahead of the deadly crowd surge “Historically, Asians don’t celebrate Halloween … but Itaewon has a lot of foreigners and those foreigners celebrate Halloween,” Shin said. “Businesses in Itaewon cater to the huge population of foreigners living there. So because foreigners are partying in Itaewon, it just…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
No U.S. Invasion of Haiti! The U.S. Government is solely interested in exploiting the Haitian people and preventing them from exercising its sovereignty. It has been this way for over 200 years, ever since the Haitian Revolution, the world in the first successful slave rebellion to establish an independent republic. #Haitian #UnitedStates #Military #Intervention CEO Pay Has Soared…
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The Ballad of the Redwoods
The mighty Guardians of the Pacific Northwest have stood in all their splendid glory since the age of the dinosaurs. These glorious natural monuments are as ancient as they are beautiful. I’m speaking of the Sequoioideae, more commonly known as the Redwood Tree. Nature can be a healing and beautiful place. This weekend besides spending…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the hip-hop artist, author, and environmental activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez.…
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Five Ways Anti-Capitalist changed the U.S.
Be the Change! In the United States, we’ve been told since infancy that capitalism is the most remarkable economic system ever created. In reality, it’s a complete fallacy. In the U.S, at least every ten to eight years, there’s an economic downturn that ranges from a mild recession to Great Depression. In the United States, the source of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US launched 251 military interventions since 1991, and 469 since 1798 “The US has undertaken over 500 international military interventions since 1776, with nearly 60% undertaken between 1950 and 2017,” the project wrote. “What’s more, over one-third of these missions occurred after 1999.” #USForeignPolicy #Politics #international #interventions The queen was not a gentle figurehead for many in Britain’s…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Queen’s death intensifies criticism of British empire’s violent atrocities The death of Queen Elizabeth II revived longstanding criticism in the US over the monarchy’s enrichment from the British empire’s violent colonization of African, Asian and Caribbean nations and their diasporas. #TheQueen #colonialism #imperialism #britishempire Tropical Storm Kay dumps rain on Mexico’s Baja peninsula Hurricane Kay made landfall on a sparsely…
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Say Hello to the Bad Guy
The Bad Guy seems to be the type of man elevated by our society. These men’s legacy of being bad gives them infamy. The last two elected presidents of the United States both have credible accounts of misbehavior regarding sexual harassment and assault. Yet the American people still chose Trump and Biden, respectively, to be the figureheads…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Brazil’s firearm ownership booms, and gun laws loosen, under President Bolsonaro Mass shootings carried out by civilians in Brazil are rare. But rising gun ownership has led to more suicides and gun accidents involving children, says Langeani of the Sou da Paz think tank. In addition, he says drug-trafficking groups are recruiting civilians to legally purchase automatic…
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