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In 1965, as part of a thirteen-member panel under the Democratic administration of former President Lyndon Johnson, Jule Sugarman proved what pro-life means. Mr. Sugarman was pro-life in a unique way. It would be eight more years before abortion would...
by ReasonaBill
on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 12:21 PM PDT
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This is a newsreel social and political silent documentary, one of the first ever made in the United States, produced by a leftist and communist cinema collective known as The Film and Photo League. Members would film protests and social movements...
by VPSReports
on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 12:32 AM PDT
with 23 Recommends
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I really apologize for not meeting my deadline with a story. Too many balls, not enough hands.� Instead, an open thread, and hopefully some good discussion! I have often wondered about the various ...
by NeverEverAgain
on Sun Mar 17, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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Hunger and disease are not invisible if you care to see them, but politically vast populations have been left out of consideration (or worse), especially by Rs who viciously hate helping Those People.
by Mokurai
on Wed Mar 13, 2024 at 09:00 AM PDT
with 11 Recommends
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Cherry and other stone fruits, such as plums, peaches, and nectarines, are grown in British Columbia's interior region, where growers say that disruptive weather patterns from flooding, lack of protective snow cover, warmer temperatures, and sudden...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 01:26 PM PST
with 61 Recommends
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"The Himalayan region – not just in India, but the entire Hindu Kush and Karakoram – has steep slopes that host snow or permafrost. These are vulnerable slopes, and as heat rises and there is a lack of sufficient snowfall, these areas are likely to...
by Pakalolo
on Fri Jan 19, 2024 at 05:54 AM PST
with 459 Recommends
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In low-income areas of Los Angeles without supermarkets, small stores are learning to profitably sell healthy foods their customers can afford. By� George B. Sánchez-Tello �for Capital & Main The ...
by Capital and Main
on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 08:20 AM PST
with 156 Recommends
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Across England, children are eating erasers or hiding in the playground because they can't afford lunch. The latest statistics show 3.9 million children – eight in every class of 30 – are growing up in poverty. Jade Hunter, a headteacher at West...
by Adventurist
on Fri Dec 22, 2023 at 09:10 AM PST
with 18 Recommends
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Kitchens across America are bustling with Thanksgiving dinner prep: Turkeys brining, rolls and pies baking. But for millions of households, the holiday highlights the grim reality of hunger. The end ...
by Joan McCarter
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 08:00 AM PST
with 108 Recommends
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New House Speaker Mike Johnson’s entire political schtick is rooted in his “Christianity.” In one of ...
by Joan McCarter
on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 11:00 AM PDT
with 225 Recommends
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Today: WCK and their affiliates are on the ground in Israel, Gaza, Egypt and Lebanon, delivering food in various forms. Donate if you can: donate.wck.org/… WCK’s story video: wck.org/… From ten days ago: My wife & I wondered, shortly after the...
by Solarman55
on Fri Nov 03, 2023 at 06:02 AM PDT
with 31 Recommends
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Copying link from Mother Jones, which does not have a paywall. This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. www.motherjones.com/… When I started reading this I immediately wondered how...
by Solarman55
on Sat Oct 28, 2023 at 09:28 AM PDT
with 25 Recommends
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In 2020, Congress funded meals for all children enrolled in public school regardless of income as part of pandemic support. It was a rare, welcome moment of bipartisanship in an incredibly hostile ...
by TealBomb
on Tue Jun 27, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
with 91 Recommends
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Far too many people experience hunger in our wealthy nation, including 9 million children who are “food insecure.” Around the world, the number of people globally who are severely hungry has increased by 33% since last year. Climate change threatens to...
by Erin Tulley
on Fri Jun 16, 2023 at 08:27 AM PDT
with 56 Recommends
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It’s getting close to summer and school vacation has started in many states, soon to be all of them. For most kids, that’s exciting news. For kids experiencing food insecurity, it can mean hunger as they lose access to free meals at school. Many areas...
by Laura Clawson
on Thu Jun 08, 2023 at 02:40 PM PDT
with 39 Recommends
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We Get What You Pay For One month ago, a former Marine, Daniel Penney, killed an unarmed homeless person, Jordan Neely. The 24-year old white Marine choked to death Neely, a 30-year old black man, in a New York City subway car while another rider...
by SUSANIFORPEACE
on Wed May 31, 2023 at 03:03 PM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth, the World Meteorological Organization and the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service warned in late 2022. The research found that Europe has been warming by 0.5 Celsius every decade since 1991. Europe's...
by Pakalolo
on Fri May 19, 2023 at 04:51 AM PDT
with 179 Recommends
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“An empty stomach knows no morality.” Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Only fifteen short years ago, when there were one billion fewer of us, food riots erupted globally from price increases in rice. Though crops at the time were bountiful at harvest, the rapid...
by Pakalolo
on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 02:33 AM PDT
with 139 Recommends
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Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, a place where politics meets up with religion, art, nature, food, and life. We’re at the middle of the week, when we need a push to get over the hump and start looking toward the weekend. Come in, take a...
by Aashirs nani
on Wed Apr 19, 2023 at 01:06 PM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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I put this in comments but will also add it here: I just heard from John, The baby has not been released from the hospital today. This is all the information I have but it is worrisome. Melbourne is a baby in Ghana, not quite two years old. His father...
by McCrowlerr
on Sat Apr 15, 2023 at 07:57 AM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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