Younger activists who criticized him several years ago for not being popular enough have recently turned to him for advice as they grapple with the kind of scrutiny he has faced, he said. -he declares. “I think the tension is going to allow us all to settle down and find …
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Read More »5 Canadian writers shortlisted for the $ 25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Desmond Cole, Ronald J. Deibert, Alex Marland and Karin Wells are the five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The $ 25,000 prize is awarded annually to a literary non-fiction book that deals with a political topic relevant to Canadian readers and that has …
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US espionage activities are back in the limelight after European media reported that Danish intelligence services helped the United States spy on German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other senior politicians in Europe . French President Emmanuel Macron is seen on a video screen during a joint press conference Monday with …
Read More »Player empowerment is the worst thing that has happened to professional sports
James lebron – from The Decision to beyond – ushered in an era of player empowerment in the NBA. The players conspire together to team up. They change teams in free agency and require trades. Beyond the court, the players express themselves on issues that are important to them. Isaac …
Read More »Mythili Sivaraman, veteran CPM leader, women’s rights activist and Dalits, dies due to Covid
IPC (M) veteran leader Mythili Sivaraman, known for co-founding the Democratic Women’s Association of India, died in Chennai while undergoing treatment for Covid-19. Sivaraman, 81, was a research assistant at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations from 1966 to 1968. She then returned to India and actively …
Read More »The ‘respectability policy’ has become a hairy subject
Let’s talk about the hair. Cue the soundtrack to the Broadway musical theme song “Hair”: “Give me a head with hair / Long, beautiful hay-ahhâ¦!” Stop the music. I mean real hair! And respectability. Let’s talk about it too. The ârespectability policyâ has taken a hard hit lately, even from …
Read More »Iran paves way for uncompromising justice chief to become president
Candidates for the Iranian presidential elections have always been strictly controlled and those deemed insufficiently loyal to the Islamic revolution have been disqualified. Within those limits, contenders had divergent views on easing national restrictions or on relations with the West, and sometimes the winner was even a surprise. Now even …
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Retired Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chaput has joined “Tucker Carlson today” Friday to discuss the importance of political activism – including for loyal practitioners – but warned that party politics always betray members. “In a way, I think it’s really important to be involved in politics. I think it’s important …
Read More »Join us virtually for the 80th Annual AHA Conference
We are less than two months from 80 from the American Humanist Associatione Annual conference! This year, we are celebrating eighty years of humanist thought and action by bringing our humanist community together for a whole new kind of virtual conference. We hope you will join us on Saturday July …
Read More »Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Robin Munro
Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Robin Munro, who joined Human Rights Watch in 1989 as a researcher on China and director of the Hong Kong office. His eyewitness testimony to the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing helped the world understand …
Read More »Anti-Kremlin group Open Russia closes due to crackdown
Open Russia, an opposition group linked to exiled ex-oil magnate and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, said on Thursday it had decided to end its operations in Russia to protect its members from the risk of being imprisoned. The group’s decision comes amid authorities crackdown on anti-Kremlin activism ahead of the …
Read More »Exxon loses seats on activist hedge fund board in landmark climate vote
A tiny hedge fund dealt a blow to Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Wednesday as shareholders elected at least two of the fund’s appointed directors to the oil giant’s board after a months-long battle over the the company’s carbon footprint and growth plans. The success of activist hedge fund Engine …
Read More »The community taught the graduate to use his voice
Betty Garcia was constantly busy throughout high school between attending Girl Scouts, Soccer, the STEM Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Cheerleading, Upward Bound, and the National Honor Society. This year, she took college courses in Minnesota West through the post-secondary enrollment option and was also elected principal secretary of the …
Read More »Roman Protasevich: Belarusian activist who “ refused to live in fear ”
WARSAW – From his teenage years as a rebellious high school student in Belarus and into his twenties while in exile abroad, Roman Protasevich has faced so many threats from the country’s security apparatus – violent beatings, imprisonment, punishment against members of his family – that “all of us are …
Read More »Myanmar poets killed after coup
On March 4, her sister received a summons from the police to the Monywa morgue. She identified her brother’s body, Ms. Khin Sandar Win said. A bullet hole pierced his left temple. A long gash ran across his chest. The family wondered if the gash indicated that his internal organs …
Read More »The City must put awakened capitalism back in its place
Even the Beano last week ditched Fatty in favor of Freddy in case the old name creates the unfortunate impression of supporting one body shape over another. The list is lengthened increasingly. Hardly a week goes by without one big company or another trying to score a few points for …
Read More »The formation of the Irish White Cross
In the early months of 1920, prominent Americans came together to bring international attention to Ireland’s campaign for independence. Their belief in the rights of small nations and their desire for peace in the years following World War I led many non-ethnic Irish to support the cause of Irish self-determination. …
Read More »Florida history teaching debate, ‘Us Kids’ follows Parkland activists and monkeys near Fort Lauderdale airport
On this Monday, May 24, episode of Sundial, What should children learn about history? Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran believes some teachers are indoctrinating students with critical race theory and he wants to change the history curriculum in our public schools to suppress it. You look to WLRN for stories …
Read More »Nepal: Citizenship Ordinance – a victory for Madhes
ANI | Update: May 25, 2021 2:47 AM STI Kathmandu [Nepal], May 25 (ANI): The latest ordinance amending the Nepalese citizenship law, introduced by the President of Nepal Bidya Bhandari, indeed marks a historic phase in Nepalese politics and induces a sense of accomplishment among the Madhesis.The essence and relevance …
Read More »George Floyd Death Anniversary: BLM Comes to Washington
In Beverly Hills, âBlack Lives Matterâ signs are installed in yards. In Washington, just north of the White House, the slogan graces the place named for the movement in giant yellow letters. Lawmakers are using the expression in the halls of Congress, and tens of millions of dollars have been …
Read More »Sasha Johnson: British Black Lives Matter activist in critical condition after being shot in the head in London
“It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha Johnson was brutally attacked and shot in the head,” the Take the Initiative Party (TTIP) said on Sunday. declaration. “She is currently in intensive care and in critical condition.” The party said the attack took place “following …
Read More »Roman Protasevich: the young dissident Belarus hijacked from a Ryanair flight to stop him
For a passenger, however, the hijacking was much more worrying. Roman Protasevich, a young Belarusian dissident, rushed to retrieve his luggage and reportedly told witnesses he feared he would face the death penalty. Protasevich, wanted on various charges in Belarus, was arrested on Sunday when the flight was forced to …
Read More »The Art of Bob Dylan: 60 Years of Relentless Reinvention
The Art of Bob Dylan: 60 Years of Relentless Reinvention Coinciding with Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, the Halcyon Gallery opens a double exhibition honoring 60 years of the legendary art of the American singer-songwriter Today (May 24, 2021), Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday. 80 years is a long time, …
Read More »Political activism vs political activity | The Guardian Nigeria News
By the late 1980s, political activism as described in books such as A Long Walk to Freedom and continued in Dare not Linger had come to an end. Political activity had taken over. Activism in terms of revolutionary theory and practice is different from practical things like the creation of …
Read More »PA sacking of journalist over tweets sparks uproar, questions over pro-Palestinian activism was a factor
NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press is criticized for firing a young journalist for her social media activity, with some suggesting the news agency has bowed to a campaign of political pressure on her pro-Palestinian views since she was in college. Emily Wilder, 22, made her AP debut on …
Read More »Port: fighting for billionaires and famous activists
These letters accuse the group of supporting the measure, Protect the Constitution of North Dakota, for wanting to decrease the voice of voters in North Dakota. Which is a deep irony given the organizing force behind this backlash, but more on that in a moment. The measure in question would …
Read More »Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders see increasing electoral influence: NPR
The strength of the AAPI vote was seen last year in critical states, including Georgia. Jessica McGowan / Getty Images hide caption toggle legend Jessica McGowan / Getty Images The strength of the AAPI vote was seen last year in critical states, including Georgia. Jessica McGowan / Getty Images Census …
Read More »Pro-Israel activists launch True Jewish Vote – the forward
A group of activists and philanthropists are launching a new political action committee to push back candidates and politicians they see as out of sync with the views of the Jewish and pro-Israel community. The group, called “True Jewish Vote,” has been in the works for the past few weeks, …
Read More »Keep Politics Out of California Math Classes – Santa Cruz Sentinel
As if California schools weren’t facing enough political battles, now even math education is now part of the raging ideological debate. A proposal to change the mathematical framework for the 6.1 million public school students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 provokes a fierce counter-argument that the changes make mathematics education …
Read More »Overthrowing Roe v. Wade would throw a living political grenade in 2022 mid-term
One of the big political memes of the Trump era was that moderate Maine GOP senator Susan Collins is “concerned” about the president’s latest extreme move – even as she continued to vote along with the old guy-dominated GOP . But one thing Collins insisted she wasn’t concerned about – …
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