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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Learning With: ‘Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion in Alabama’
Why are many U.S. states seeking to restrict abortion? Are these efforts constitutional?
Dear Millennials: The Feeling Is Mutual
Joe Biden dares to take offense at those who specialize in being offended.
Why the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment | Environment | The Guardian
From now, house style guide recommends terms such as ‘climate crisis’ and ‘global heating’
Aaron Huertas
This represents an incredible shift in how media outlets can cover the climate crisis.
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Stacey Abrams: My Dad Was Arrested for Registering Black Voters in the 1960s
As more people of color claim their political power, efforts to block them will accelerate — unless we act.
WATCH VIDEO: Ben Shapiro has mega TANTRUM on the BBC
Ben Shapiro is the famous, fast-talking pundit who regularly ‘owns’ aggressive campus students with his quick wit and rapid repartee.…
Clash Between Trump and House Democrats Poses Threat to Constitutional Order
What were once isolated skirmishes over congressional inquiries are turning into an all-out war.
E.P.A. Leaders Disregarded Agency’s Experts in Issuing Asbestos Rule, Memos Show
The rule, issued in April, restricted the use of asbestos, a known carcinogen, but agency scientists and lawyers had called in two memos for a ban.
The Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 to ensure state and local governments do not pass laws or policies that deny American citizens the equal right to vote based on race. As the leading democracy of the world, the U.S. should work to keep voting...
Aaron Huertas
@NiceMangos He also says the civil rights movement was "identity politics by another name" and morally necessary *in 1965.* But does he know that provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were overturned just a few years ago? Still morally necessary, apparently. brennancenter.org/issues/the-vot… pic.twitter.com/ZMUIfbgEXM
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Polite Conversations
A podcast discussing, religion, politics, sexuality...from a liberal, ex-muslim perspective.
Aaron Huertas
Also, please check out this podcast from @NiceMangos. I missed so much of the contrarian rightward drift in online atheist communities several years ago, but it presaged how a lot of our online political discourse works now.
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Stacey Abrams’s new essay on identity politics reveals why she’s a rising star
The former Georgia gubernatorial candidate took to an elite journal to make the case for identity politics. What she wrote matters.
Aaron Huertas
They're not grappling with the political reality @staceyabrams lays out: “The marginalized did not create identity politics: Their identities have been forced on them by dominant groups, and politics is the most effective method of revolt."
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Sam Harris says there’s a big difference between the terror attacks in Sri Lanka and New Zealand: Islam
Harris has attracted controversy through his writings about religion, particularly Islam, since 9/11; on the latest Recode Decode, he says he doesn’t think violent white supremacy is as big of a problem as violent jihad.
Aaron Huertas
Sam Harris tells @karaswisher that he doesn't have any form of identity that affects his view of politics. Similar to what he told @ezraklein: other people are biased, but he's able to focus on things that are universal. This is a big blind spot.
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What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right
A Washington family's nightmare year.
Aaron Huertas
What a nightmare. Glad a parent wrote this up. And spoiler, it actually has a happy ending.
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The Giant Panda Still Eats Like a Carnivore
A new study shows that the nutrient profile of the bear’s all-bamboo diet is much closer to that of a typical meat eater.
Notes from a Remarkable Political Moment for Climate Change
After years of languishing, climate concern is suddenly and explosively rising to the top of the political agenda—maybe, though not certainly, fast enough that we’ll get real action.
Iowa voters flock to Joe Biden, but out of practicality, not passion
Joe Biden swooped into Iowa this week as the front-runner in the Democratic presidential primary, but Democratic voters still have questions They suspect Biden is better positioned than the others to beat Trump. But they are looking for him to...
Democratic midterm wins in 11 states lead to a wave of clean energy legislation
Eleven states where Democrats seized power in the 2018 election have passed or are weighing legislation that would expand renewable energy.
Aaron Huertas
The climate movement should invest more in elections, including abolishing voter disenfranchisement and mobilizing young voters.
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Will Republicans Need a New Message on Climate Change in 2016?
Republicans swept into power vowing to fight the White House's so-called "war on coal," but at least one says they need a broader message than "no" in 2016.
Federal court: Michigan political maps illegally rigged to 'historical proportions'
Michigan must redraw legislative and congressional districts for the 2020 election because GOP lawmakers gerrymandered the maps, a federal panel ruled.
Purges: A Growing Threat to the Right to Vote
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Aaron Huertas
States don't just purge felons from the voter rolls. They purge people whose names *are kind of like* the names of felons. Always oppose attempts to take away people's right to vote. brennancenter.org/publication/pu… pic.twitter.com/8GPdjRIYVo
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