Category: Politics
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Lionizing Mediocracy
The death of Charlie Kirk has caused a firestorm around gun rights, freedom of speech, and political violence. The MAGA cult and right-wingers across social media have immortalized the right-wing podcaster. Using the death of the Turning Point USA founder, the Trump Administration has continued to rally against left and progressive organizations. He has been…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
What we know about the hanging deaths of two men in Mississippi Investigations into both deaths are ongoing. Rumors and speculation about the incidents have spread on social media, likely fueled by Mississippi’s painful history of racist violence in the Jim Crow era, The Associated Press reports. #DeltaStateUniversity #Mississippi #BlackLivesMatter #RacismInAmerica Thirsty and starving, Gazans face…
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Giving Black Men Space
When my friend, Lornett Vestal, asked me to write a guest blog for the Evolving Folks Project, I initially scratched my head, wondering what I’d write about. Topics of dating, finding joy during trying times, and ways to live an aligned life all danced in my mind. While I was considering this, I started reading…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Liberia has a new plan to protect its rainforests. Can it work? Around half of West Africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small coastal nation of Liberia. They’re home to species like western chimpanzees and pygmy hippos, valuable stands of hardwood — and hundreds of thousands of people. Despite years of logging reforms backed by foreign aid, Liberia lost…
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Three Big Thoughts on Social Work
Socialist Workers Unite! I’m a licensed social worker with over 15 years of experience in the field. I’ve worked for schools, school districts, and major non-profit organizations. Volunteered as a mentor to youth, provided food to people experiencing homelessness, delivered meals to the elderly, and built homes for those in need. My clients have included…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US-led mediators ‘appalled’ by humanitarian crisis in war-torn Sudan The plea for Sudan comes as the US faces global criticism for its support of Israel in the genocidal war on Gaza, which is also facing an Israeli-induced famine. #SudanWar #sudan_war_updates #GazaGenocide #Famine How the US army is using influencers to recruit a new generation: ‘Promise…
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A Tale of Colorism in 90s TV Shows
The 90s were a wild time in American history, but it was no doubt the golden age of black television. With sitcoms, black-led TV shows were used to build TV networks like NBC, The WB, Fox, and UPN. This was the heyday of black television. Unfortunately, issues of colorism found its way into some of…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The conscience of humanity is being tested in Gaza History is bearing witness to those who took action and to those who turned away from the cruelty in Gaza. Gaza has no time to lose; the international community must heed the voice of the global conscience and act. The future of humanity will be shaped…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
How much aid has made it into Gaza since Israel said it was easing restrictions? Last Sunday, GHF distributed around 1 million meals and at least another 1.2 million from Monday to Wednesday, and 1.3 million on Thursday. GHF did not appear to publish the number of meals distributed on Friday, but on Saturday said…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
“Designed as Death Traps”: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes As more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed seeking aid at militarized aid distribution sites run by the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a former GHF security contractor tells Democracy Now! he saw U.S. mercenaries and Israeli forces commit war crimes…
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