Hope Hicks Named New Fox Communications Chief A longtime Trump advisor, Hicks served as White House communications director. Former White House communications director and longtime Donald Trump aide Hope Hicks has been named executive vp and chief communications officer of the new Fox company. The company on Monday also announced that Danny O’Brien will serve […]
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Prison Slavery
The Origins of Prison Slavery ”Southern whites found replacements for their emancipated slaves in the prison system.” In August, an organization called the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee announced that prisoners in at least 17 states had pledged to stage a strike to protest prison conditions. It is unclear how many inmates actually took part in […]
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California New Net Neutrality
California’s net neutrality law sparks Justice Department lawsuit California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed into law the strictest set of net neutrality protections ever seen in the US — and the Trump administration immediately said it’d challenge the state’s authority in court. Up against a midnight deadline, Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill that […]
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Black Babies Dying
Racism Is Killing Black Babies, But This Doula Is Fighting Back “Christin Farmer is providing the black mothers of Cleveland, Ohio, with the support they need to keep their children alive” The high rate of death for black infants showcases the virulent brutality of institutional racism. Recent data collected by the US government has found […]
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Those Forgotten After Florence Came
No one comes to help us’: Florence cleanup highlights Wilmington’s stark social divide Shacory Blanks didn’t know Hurricane Florence was coming towards her home in Wilmington, North Carolina, until just hours before landfall. The 31-year-old doesn’t have a television – she can’t afford one – and she doesn’t listen to the radio. Her nephew told […]
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Learning Difficulty
The Educational Tyranny of the Neurotypicals “As you read further into the above article please keep close to your thinking why is information so important or how does it relate to my family. Over the few decades starting with the 2001 Bush administration proposal of how our children should be taught changed. Their push to […]
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George W and Michelle
George W. Bush and Michelle Obama share a sweet moment at McCain’s memorial service I have always been amazed at how ole George W. just loves to stay close to our past first lady. Barack just smile and totally understands how others just feel close and comfortable with his wife. He’s not jealous people just […]
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Trump Still Detaining Children
Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever Even though hundreds of children separated from their families after crossing the border have been released under court order, the overall number of detained migrant children has exploded to the highest ever recorded — a significant counter narrative to the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce […]
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Florence Impact on N.C. Hog & Poultry
North Carolina’s hog and poultry farmers are directly in the path of Hurricane Florence. Are they ready? “Previous storms prompted manure-related environmental disasters. This week, North Carolina could get very smelly” As of Tuesday afternoon, more than a million people are under mandatory evacuation orders in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina as Hurricane Florence […]
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Student Loan Lawsuit: Won
Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia, accusing her department of wrongly delaying implementation of Obama-era regulations meant to protect students who took out loans to attend college from predatory practices. A Washington federal […]