Angry Humanist

In Confronting Poverty, 'Harvest Of Shame' Reaped Praise And Criticism The 1960 documentary examined the plight of America's migrant farmworkers. It was praised as groundbreaking, but others called it an "exaggerated portrait" and even some migrants took issue with it.

It seems like a good time to revisit this story. We have an uncomfortable history of turning away from our painful and shameful truths.

"Do something," they tell us as we work our second jobs and have no healthcare, "do more." And they sit silently, comfortable, and continue to sane-wash this nonsense.

‘To the winner go the spoils’: NC lawmakers to finalize law stripping power from Democratic officials The North Carolina House is preparing to put two new constitutional amendments on the ballot and pass a new law shifting the balance of power in state government, a move Democrats call unconstitutiona...

“As the old saying goes, ‘To the political winner goes the spoils,” Bitzer told WRAL. “The party with legislative power can giveth, taketh, and redistribute that power from the various executive offices.”

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Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate A top Romanian court has annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after declassified intelligence alleged Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right...

Every other democracy on Earth is doing s better job facing down the existential threat posed by Russian election interference, disinformation, and the far right authoritarianism than the US. Why are we so uniquely bad at this? apnews.com/article/roma...

Who knew I’d have so much beef with a clock?! If you actually watched until the end go to the 🔗 in my bio to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and learn how to encourage your local gove... TikTok video by Alaina Wood

What is the #climateclock

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a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway .. ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway ..

Hmm those English and humanities degrees are lookin' real important these days

Media Literacy Guide: How to Detect Bias in News Media Media have tremendous power in shaping political and cultural narratives—telling us what and who matters, why things are as they are and what it would mean to change them. An informed and critical aud...

Happy Thursday. Let's learn about media bias and how to be a more educated consumer of news

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This is your reminder to drink some water 💜

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Let's learn something new today

NC Senate approves last-minute constitutional amendments, before Republicans lose supermajority In North Carolina, amending the state constitution is a two-step process. A proposal must first pass the legislature with at least 60% in both chambers, a supermajority, voting in favor. Then it would...

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More than a dozen new laws are in effect in North Carolina, here's the list The controversial law that restricts wearing face masks in public is one of the more than a dozen laws in effect in North Carolina as of Dec. 1.

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Ok, let's get into things