Tag: Ilhan Omar
Anti-racist historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar rooted in belief “America is...
"This is not about what’s in somebody’s heart, what’s in somebody’s bones, what’s in someone’s organs. This is about what’s in their words and their actions."
A necessary voice: Ilhan Omar must not be silenced
Representative Omar has only held office for two months and not only faces attacks from within her own party, but also what amounts to a campaign of incitement launched by the right.
Ilhan Omar grills Trump’s Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams on his role...
Democratic Congressmember Ilhan Omar of Minnesota questioned Abrams about his record on Wednesday during his testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Rep. Ilhan Omar applauded for grilling Elliott Abrams over role in...
"I fail to understand why members of this committee or the American people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful."
The strange attacks on America’s incoming Muslim congresswomen
Regardless of their religion, American progressives should be proud to have these strong voices, advocates for common sense programs like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal, in their government.
Something to celebrate: 6 women who won historic firsts
A woman was not elected to the highest office. But other women who ran on platforms of equality and progressive reform did win.
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Ideas from hell: The far right’s weaponized conspiracy theories
Since the end of April, there have been three mass shootings that can be directly tied to white nationalism. The victims of...
Blackwater mercenary sentenced to life in prison
Responsible for firing the first bullet in the Nisour Square massacre in 2007, former Blackwater security contractor Nicholas Slatten was sentenced Wednesday to life in federal prison. Last year, Slatten was convicted of first-degree murder...
EPA reverses approval of poison traps used to kill wildlife
Last week, Trump’s EPA had made the decision to reauthorize the use of deadly cyanide traps to kill the wild animals that...
Pennsylvania is discharging radioactive fracking waste into rivers as landfill leachate, impacting the Chesapeake...
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Originally published by Joshua B. Pribanic and Talia Wiener for Public Herald edited by Melissa Troutman
Fighting back: Six states sue the EPA over its approval of pesticide linked to...
“The EPA is egregiously sacrificing our children’s health by refusing to make a determination on this dangerous pesticide.”