Prominent LGBTQ rights lawyer and environmental campaigner David Buckel died this weekend after self-immolating in an apparent protest against the destruction caused by greenhouse gas “In Hopes That Death 'Might Serve Others,' Lawyer and Human Rights Advocate David Buckel Lights Himself on Fire in Fossil Fuel Protest”
Month: September 2020
At UN Commission on Women Rights, Trump Appointee Pushes Reproductive Policies Worse Than Saudi Arabia's
Reproductive rights advocates on Friday denounced reports of an extremist Trump appointee pushing anti-choice policies at the United Nations’ annual conference on women’s rights. “Someone “At UN Commission on Women Rights, Trump Appointee Pushes Reproductive Policies Worse Than Saudi Arabia's”
In 'Victory for Womanhood,' Jury Finds Bill Cosby Guilty on Sexual Assault Charges
In what one survivor called “a victory for womanhood,” a jury in Pennsylvania found 80-year-old comedian and “violent assaulter” Bill Cosby guilty of three sexual “In 'Victory for Womanhood,' Jury Finds Bill Cosby Guilty on Sexual Assault Charges”
While Advocates Declare #HandsOffSNAP, Trump Reportedly Wants Even Crueler Requirements for Nation's Poor and Hungry
While social welfare advocates have launched a #HandsOffSNAP campaign to protest Republican lawmakers’ latest attempt to make Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits—often called food “While Advocates Declare #HandsOffSNAP, Trump Reportedly Wants Even Crueler Requirements for Nation's Poor and Hungry”
'You Are Not Welcome in Palestine': US Delegation Egged in Occupied West Bank
A delegation of U.S. officials on their way to an event in the occupied West Bank on Monday were most certainly not welcome as their “'You Are Not Welcome in Palestine': US Delegation Egged in Occupied West Bank”
Judge Asks ACLU for "Possible Punishment" Ideas After Trump Misses Deadline to Reunite Youngest Children With Parents
While President Donald Trump and administration officials took to social media to celebrate the news that 12 Thai children and their soccer coach will be “Judge Asks ACLU for "Possible Punishment" Ideas After Trump Misses Deadline to Reunite Youngest Children With Parents”
Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: ‘I’m not ruling it out’
Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says “Kamala Harris on 2020 presidential bid: ‘I’m not ruling it out’”
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Judge boots Green Party from Montana ballot in boost to Tester
A Montana judge has ordered state elections officials to remove the Green Party from the November ballot, a boost to Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterSenate “Judge boots Green Party from Montana ballot in boost to Tester”
Poll: Women far more likely to back '18 Democratic candidates than men
The gender gap between parties is stark ahead of November’s midterm elections, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday. Fifty-seven percent of “Poll: Women far more likely to back '18 Democratic candidates than men”