Tag: North Dakota
As North Dakota faces world’s deadliest outbreak, native communities condemn states’...
“We have to travel to these territories where they’re not wearing masks, they’re not thinking about their neighbors who’ve been impacted.”
North Dakota to spend $16 million in pandemic relief funds on...
“We are at a point now where we are peaking every day as we try to battle this crisis, and I think any of the funds that we use need to be addressed to help us reduce the spread of this virus to help the lives and livelihoods of thousands of North Dakotans.”
Whose allegiance? Three Percenters militia working in Bakken oil patch raises...
“From a security standpoint the Three Percenters are probably among the most worrisome groups … it is not whether there will be a right-wing attack, it is when.”
Native American voters get boost in North Dakota
After a lengthy legal fight, state and tribal officials reach settlement over ID law
Did North Dakota regulators hide an oil and gas industry spill...
“I am disgusted with how state officials and city council members view these threats and deem it acceptable to potentially harm human health.”
Here’s how Trump’s environmental record is hurting communities worldwide
“This is our reality now.”
Marijuana legalization continues to be a statewide issue after midterm elections
"Our caution has to do with the particular way marijuana legalization has occurred in the U.S.: at the ballot box."
North Dakota’s Native Americans surged to the polls amid disenfranchisement fears
The effort followed a U.S. Supreme Court decision last month that allowed state voter identification requirements to go into effect for the general election.
Federal judge won’t block voter ID law that strips Native Americans...
The decision means that potentially thousands of Native Americans will not be able to vote in the upcoming elections.
Backlash over North Dakota voter ID law could rally Native Americans
Tribes – with celebrity help – are mobilizing members ahead of midterms.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Are presidents above the law?
Voters are entitled to know before casting their ballots whether they are choosing a felon for president.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.