Political Activism

Critical race theory has become a rallying cry for both Republican politicians and conservative parents. The COVID-19 pandemic forced parents to be more aware of their children’s school schedule as they attended school virtually. While school officials maintain educators don’t teach students that racism is systemic, some parents – and …

PHILADELPHIA CREAM A pro-democracy activist from Hong Kong and a Saudi women’s rights activist will receive the Medal of Freedom later this year. The National Constitution Center announced on Tuesday that the annual award will be presented on September 21 to Jimmy Lai and Loujain al-Hathloul “for their courage and …

PORT TOWNSEND – Homeless people, deep political divisions, water and drugs: these are some of the local dilemmas three candidates for Port Townsend city council have strong feelings about. The trio vying for position 5 on the board are Sky Hardesty-Thompson, 39, in his first candidacy for political office; Tyler …

ANKARA, July 18 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have arrested 133 undocumented migrants, mostly Afghans, near its southern border with Iran in the past two days, Interior Ministry officials said on Sunday, amid the violence. ‘intensifies in Afghanistan. Authorities arrested 73 Afghans on Saturday in the eastern province of Van, while …

Last week Richard Lewontin, the dialectical biologist, Marxist and militant, died at the age of 92, just three days after the death of Mary Jane, his wife for over 70 years. He was one of the founders of modern biology which brought together three different disciplines – statistics, molecular biology …

SOUTH GLENGARRY, Ontario – The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) has announced that it is ending its relationship with the Cooper Marsh Conservators (CMC). CMC is a voluntary organization that has assisted in the operation of the Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, which is owned and operated by the RRCA. At …

Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest stories and updates. A group of young women gathered in a virtual room on a Friday night, not to talk about stereotypical “girl things”, but to talk about important things in general like activism, specifically youth activism. The forum, titled The Future …

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten set out her union’s mission in a speech last week. On day one of AFTS’s biennial Together Educating America’s Children (TEACH) professional development conference, Weingarten addressed the challenges union members face in 2020 and 2021 and told those in attendance that the year …

By DEEPTI HAJELA and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – An Iranian intelligence officer and three suspected members of an Iranian intelligence network have been charged in Manhattan with conspiring to kidnap a prominent opposition activist and Iranian writer in exile and return her to Tehran , the …

People don’t like to wear masks. Or they don’t want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. They’re crazy to be locked up at home with their kids, and they’re nervous about the national race relations debate. These are conflicts that affect political discussions and campaigns at the national and state levels. …