Tag: civil rights
Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government
Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations.
Trump’s rollback of civil rights
Trump has made clear his priorities: Benefit the most comfortable Americans and stick it to the most vulnerable.
One month to build massive actions
Let’s use our time well to organize and mobilize a protest that demonstrates our unified call for economic, racial and environmental justice.
Bernie Sanders, civil rights leaders demand workers’ rights at Nissan factory
“It is time for justice for working people,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told the Nissan factory workers.
NAACP vows to resist Sessions appointment as attorney general with civil...
EXCLUSIVE: NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and other members of the civil rights group rally outside Senator Jeff Sessions’ office and hold a sit-in.
EPA works to remake troubled office of civil rights
A 2015 Center investigation found that the office had never made a formal finding of discrimination in 22 years.
Trump’s attack on civil rights hero John Lewis over MLK day...
The congressman does not plan on attending Trump’s inauguration, along with a handful of Democrats who are boycotting the event.
ACLU & NAACP: Jeff Sessions unfit for post defending civil rights...
Trump’s pick has drawn widespread outrage because of Sessions’s opposition to the Voting Rights Act, support for anti-immigration legislation and history of making racist comments.
Trump protests could be the start of a new civil rights...
Social change begins in the streets with citizen activism, but it’s important to realize this chapter of history is unlike any that has come before.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away).