politics
It can happen here
June 16, 2020The COVID-19 darkness that now surrounds us will pass, eventually. But there is another darkness haunting our land and people—fascism.
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Woes of the modern Pharisees: Using the law to oppress, not uplift
June 16, 2020Religious faith has been turned into a tool of the powerful, weaponized against the humble of the earth.
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Supreme Court bans discrimination on the job against LGBTQ people
June 16, 2020Landmark ruling hailed by civil rights groups, the AFL-CIO and other unions.
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Facebook backs down from allowing ban on word ‘unionize’
June 15, 2020Zuckerberg told Fox on June 12 the app is in “early development” and said Facebook should never have used “unionize” as an example of words to censor. He did not announce other actions.
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‘The Ascent’: 1970s Soviet film affirms deeply human values in dangerous times
June 10, 2020The Ascent is not the type of movie you would expect about World War II—or the Great Patriotic War, as it was known in the Soviet Union where the film was made.
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