News: Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal are introducing legislation to make public colleges + HBCUs free for families making less than $125K a year, paid for with a financial transactions tax.
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Within the Western psyche, the shift from a more pagan earth-based spirituality to the patriarchal Christian notion of man’s right to dominate nature was absolutely an essential contributing factor to the split that led to this crisis.
Earth Day is here again. One more year of doing... well, we’re not too sure. But we better do something, and we better do it fast. google.com/amp/s/www.newswee…
The Green New Deal isn’t just a resolution to transition from a dirty to a clean economy; it’s a resolution to transition from an unsustainable to a sustainable future. google.com/amp/s/thehill.com…
“There is an emerging and different vision for humanity. This vision foresees a world without violence as the next chapter of our collective evolution. It shows a future humanity inhabiting this planet as a network of interconnected communities of trust.” commonwonders.com/3343-2/
NEW: Republicans in 34 states have introduced legislation to crack down on protestors. They'd bar people from student loans & state aid, boost penalties for unlawful assembly and immunize drivers who strike protesters in the streets.
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Notice how the staffer said “If she had money she would be a threat.” Exactly. That’s why small amounts donated by many are the way we’ll compensate for huge money contributed by a few.
This is exactly what we need to see happening all over the country. Garland promised it and it’s a good sign to see it happening today. It’s only the beginning and we have to keep pushing, but it’s the action at DOJ we need. nytimes.com/2021/04/21/us/ju…
Extraordinary that something this dangerous is ignored by so many. When I was young we marched with big signs that said “Ban the bomb.” Today, the system has succeeded in distracting and exhausting people to the point of acquiescence.
“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”
~ Martin Luther King Jr.