Aaron Huertas
#Democracy is pretty cool. We should try it some time. @500womensci advisor, @medium writer. Past: @swingleft, @UCSUSA @CaterComNews @NextGenAmerica @NerdNiteDC
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Ayanna Pressley brushes off Trump’s tweets — but not his treatment of refugees - The Boston Globe
Pressley said of a Twitter rant by President Trump: “It’s just another day in the world under this administration.”
George Will makes the conservative case against democracy
It’s a good time to be a Republican. But it’s a bad time, George Will argues, to be a conservative. Hence his new, 700-page manifesto, The Conservative Sensibility, which tries to rescue conservatism from the perversions of the Trumpist...
Aaron Huertas
Lol. Well okay then.
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Tarring Steve Pinker and others with Jeffrey Epstein
Several times this week I’ve seen people of low character go after Steve Pinker because of his supposed association with accused sexual predator and child-sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. (Not…
Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids
The coin declares “KEEP THE CARAVANS COMING” under an image of a parade of migrants crossing the border.
CBC lawmakers rip Justice Democrats for targeting black lawmakers for primaries
Congressional Black Caucus members are furious at Justice Democrats, accusing the outside progressive group aligned with firebrand Rep.
U.S. Prepares to Arrest Thousands of Immigrant Family Members
Some of those targeted might end up being held in hotel rooms until their travel documents can be prepared. ICE’s goal is to deport the families as quickly as possible.
It's the end of the world as they know it
The distinct burden of being a climate scientist
A Crime by Any Name
The Trump administration’s commitment to deterring immigration through cruelty has made horrifying conditions in detention facilities inevitable.
Immigrant Women Held In Border Patrol Custody Say They Were Told To Drink Water From Toilets
"There was a toilet but no running water for people to drink," Joaquin Castro said. "One of the women said she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet."
There will not be a citizenship question on the 2020 census
Trump administration lawyers confirmed Tuesday that they wouldn't include the controversial question.
Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke About Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
The three-year-old group, which has roughly 9,500 members, shared derogatory comments about Latina lawmakers who plan to visit a controversial Texas detention facility on Monday, calling them “scum buckets” and “hoes.”
Graphics: An Excitingly Simple Solution to Youth Turnout, for the Primaries and Beyond
Same-day registration can turn out millions more young voters. So what’s the holdup in five states controlled by progressives?
A Partisan Supreme Court Upholds Partisan Power
In Rucho v. Common Cause, the conservative majority gave its approval to gerrymandering electoral districts to favor entrenched political interests.
Science for Public Good Fund: Grant Recipients
The Science Network is excited to announce the second round recipients of the Science for Public Good Fund.
Science for Public Good Fund - Apply Today
The Union of Concerned Scientists wants to fund your efforts to defend science. Apply today for up to $1,000 of financial support for advocacy actions or related events to advance the role of science in public policy. The deadline for proposals is...
A snowman's biggest question
cnn youtube democratic debate question 23. A snowman's biggest question
Aaron Huertas
I'm old enough to remember when an animated snowman asked a climate question at a presidential debate.
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Howard Zinn: Don't Despair about the Supreme Court
John Roberts sailed through his confirmation hearings as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, with enthusiastic Republican support, and a few weak mutterings of opposition by the Democrats. Then, after the far right deemed Harriet Mi...
Aaron Huertas
One of those days where you just have to re-read Zinn and keep doing the work. progressive.org/op-eds/howard-… pic.twitter.com/R3dBq1str8
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