Politics
Grave containing 215 Indigenous children evidence of Canadian residential school genocide
June 1, 2021The gruesome discovery in British Columbia has sparked calls for examinations to be made of every former residential school site across Canada.
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California Assembly bill aims to remove derogatory term ‘alien’ from state law
May 28, 2021Assemblywoman Luz Rivas’s (D-Arleta) Assembly Bill 1096 was approved by the California Assembly Thurs., May 20, with bipartisan support and will now move on to the State Senate.
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Transit workers, AFL-CIO mourn mass shooting at union meeting
May 27, 2021Perhaps it was inevitable in an era of mass shootings nationwide, but one finally hit the union movement personally.
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Trump in NY mess but DOJ lets him off federal hook
May 26, 2021Special Grand Jury to examine Trump financial crimes in New York as Justice Department resists exposing his obstruction of Justice as president.
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Israeli bombardment of Gaza builds support for U.S. aid restrictions
May 26, 2021“U.S. assistance intended for Israel’s security must never be used to violate the human rights of Palestinian children, demolish the homes of Palestinian families, or to permanently annex Palestinian lands,” DFL Rep. Betty McCollum said.
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