Friday, August 16, 2019 A Wave of Solidarity With Kashmir Is Spreading Across the Globe Skanda Kadirgamar, Truthout India's Hindu nationalist administration is setting the stage for an ethnic cleansing of Kashmir that would drive out Muslim residents and replace them with Hindu settlers. Resistance has emerged not only within Kashmir, but throughout the diaspora: Kashmiris are leading historic protests around the world. Activists are drawing parallels to the Palestinian struggle against Israeli apartheid.
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Sanders: If Israel Bans Members of Congress, It Shouldn't Receive U.S. Aid Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Sen. Bernie Sanders told MSNBC Thursday night that Israel should not receive billions of dollars in U.S. military aid after the government barred Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib from entering the country. Israel has now consented to allow Tlaib to visit her 90-year-old grandmother who lives in the West Bank, but did not change its position on Omar.
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Trump Administration's Attacks on Science Already Surpass Two Bush Terms Elliott Negin, Truthout Trump's lauding of the Apollo 11 mission on its 50th anniversary rang a particularly discordant note given the lengths to which his administration has gone to destroy federal science. Since taking office, his administration has launched over 100 attacks on science -- more than during the two terms under George W. Bush -- that range from censoring scientific findings to gagging agency scientists to fostering a hostile working environment.
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"Guardianship" Often Fails Poor Seniors. Is There a Different Way? Michelle Chen, Truthout Guardianship is one of the most ethically fraught aspects of the elder care system, hinging on the most sensitive questions about personal liberty, medical responsibility and kinship. While progressive advocates are gravitating toward options that support independence whenever feasible, a more human-centered public guardianship program could enable the most vulnerable seniors to live more independently and stay close to their communities.
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New Trump Rule Allows Federal Contractors to Fire LGBTQ Employees Sophia Tesfaye, Salon On Wednesday, the Department of Labor announced a proposed federal rule change that would make it easier for private employers who do business with the federal government to fire employees for their sexual orientation, gender identity or even their sexual activity outside of work. The so-called "religious freedom" rule is only one part of the Trump administration's stealth campaign to codify bigotry into law.
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The Democratic Field Shrinks as Hickenlooper Heads Back to Colorado Jessica Piper, Center for Responsive Politics Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced the end of his presidential run Thursday, becoming the second major candidate to drop out of the still-massive Democratic primary field. Since announcing his presidential run in March, Hickenlooper has billed himself as a moderate Democrat and a pragmatic alternative to more progressive candidates, though his message rarely seemed to resonate with Democratic primary voters.
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Walmart Employees Organize for Gun Safety at Work Olivia Paschal, Facing South Recent mass shootings are making some of Walmart's employees reevaluate their own workplace safety. Walmart sells guns in many of its stores, and it allows open carry in states where the practice is legal -- meaning workers have to sell guns to people whose motives they don't know. Now labor activists are helping Walmart's employees organize to change the company's gun policies.
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How Federal Policies Dispossessed Black Americans of Millions of Acres Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! Over the 20th century, Black people in the U.S. were dispossessed of 12 million acres of land, with half of that loss occurring between 1950 to 1969, a period largely associated with the civil rights movement. This mass land dispossession, which affected 98 percent of Black agricultural land owners, is part of a pattern of institutional discrimination that has contributed to the racial wealth gap in the U.S.
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Protesters Crash ALEC Conference to Resist Bill Criminalizing Pipeline Activists Candice Bernd, Truthout A group of protesters with the Austin chapter of Extinction Rebellion were briefly detained Thursday after disrupting a private meeting at the American Legislative Exchange Council's annual conference to protest the organization's role in developing a "critical infrastructure" bill that charges those who damage or disrupt operations of oil and gas facilities with a felony.
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Resistance in Honduras Marches on as Political Prisoner Is Released on Bail José Luis Granados Ceja, Truthout Released last week on bail and facing trial proceedings today, Honduran political prisoner Edwin Espinal tells Truthout that while he will continue to resist the administration of Juan Orlando Hernández, human rights defenders must focus on dismantling the systems of oppression the regime installed.
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