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November 24, 2022
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Kisha James speaks in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Indigenous People Push Back Against US 'Thanksgiving Mythology'
"We will not stop telling the truth about the Thanksgiving story and what happened to our ancestors," says Kisha James, whose grandfather founded the National Day of Mourning in 1970.
by Jessica Corbett



William J Barber II
Poor People's Campaign Mobilizing Low-Income Voters in Georgia Ahead of Senate Runoff
"It ain't over yet, and every vote must be cast to count," said the grassroots group.
by Julia Conley



A health worker administers a vaccine to a child following a measles outbreak that killed at least 10 children in Mumbai on November 23, 2022.
Covid Disruptions, 'Rising Anti-Vaccine Activism' Linked to Growing Measles Threat
"Widening gaps in immunization coverage are letting measles—the most contagious yet vaccine-preventable killer disease—spread and cause illness and death," said one expert.
by Kenny Stancil
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Let's Talk Turkey
We face a momentous choice of whether to pursue a food future rooted in the ethic of sustainable agriCULTURE—or one based on the exploitative ethic of agriINDUSTRY.
by Jim Hightower



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Giving Thanks for Social Security
Through our Social Security system, we protect ourselves, our families, and our communities against the devastating loss of wages in the event of retirement, disability, or death.
by Nancy J. Altman



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Ubuntu or Collective Suicide
We can't stop tolerating hate until we realign ourselves with what it means to be alive, for which South Africans have a term: ubuntu: "I am because you are."
by Robert C. Koehler
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