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This North Carolina Cafe Is Serving Coffee and Opportunity Deep Time provides employment and community for people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.

Deep Time, a coffee shop in Asheville, North Carolina, provides employment and community for people who have been impacted by the criminal justice system.
@jessicawakeman.bsky.social
#northcarolina #incarceration
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20.11.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A War Against Civilians in Sudan - WORT-FM 89.9 Journalist Lital Khaikin discusses how the continued marginalization of Darfur is key to understanding the war in Sudan.

πŸŽ™οΈJournalist Lital Khaikin discusses her article for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social and how the continued marginalization of Darfur is key to understanding the war in Sudan.

Listen here: www.wortfm.org/a-war-agains...

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The Baristas Take On the Billionaires A new documentary film puts the movement to unionize Starbucks workers back in the spotlight.

Despite the years of waiting, Starbucks organizers understand their fight is not over. Baristas vs Billionaires offers a glimpse into the struggles that the wider labor movement will face.
#starbucks #organizing #unions #billionaires
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Bill McKibben Sees COP30 as a β€˜Real Opening for Quicker Progress’ The famed environmentalist considers the United Nations meeting on climate.

The famed environmentalist, Bill McKibben, considers the United Nations meeting on climate.
#COP23 #Environment #Climate
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A Truly Bad IDEA Putting RFK Jr. in charge of enforcing a law that protects students with disabilities risks turning back the clock.

Putting RFK Jr. in charge of enforcing a law that protects students with disabilities risks turning back the clock.
#disabilityrights #RFK
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19.11.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Using Race As Reasonable Suspicion The Supreme Court’s temporary decision legalized racial profiling, a practice long used by the federal government.

The Supreme Court’s temporary decision legalized racial profiling, a practice long used by the federal government.
#immigration #racism #supremecourt
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19.11.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump’s Dangerous War on Drugs Whenever we have waged a war against another country with the pretense of drugs, it has spilled over into the lives of Americans.

Whenever we have waged a war against another country with the pretense of drugs, it has spilled over into the lives of Americans.
#Trump #Venezuela #Drugs
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18.11.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Two Years of Genocide, Cancer Patients and Survivors in Gaza Fear the Worst Without access to treatment or monitoring, Palestinians living with cancer in Gaza face a significant risk of its recurrence or progression.

Without access to treatment or monitoring, Palestinians living with cancer in Gaza face a significant risk of its recurrence or progression.
#gaza #healthcare
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Don’t Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights A recent Executive Order removing protections against involuntary institutionalization puts people with disabilities at risk.

A recent Executive Order removing protections against involuntary institutionalization puts people with disabilities at risk.
#disabilityrights
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Schools Have the Power to Support Immigrant Students and Families Gabrielle Oliveira’s new book chronicles the experiences of sixteen asylum-seeking families in the United States and its schools.

Gabrielle Oliveira’s new book chronicles the experiences of sixteen asylum-seeking families in the United States and its schools.

Read the interview with Gabrielle Oliveira:
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@eleanorjbader1.bsky.social

#Education #familymigration #immigration #ICE #asylumseekers

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Abortion Restrictions on Young People Cause Trauma A new report finds young people in states that require parental consent are being forced to remain pregnant or involve unsupportive parents.

"As attacks on abortion intensify across the U.S., lawmakers should use their power to do away with harmful parental involvement laws."

Read us and @hrw.org in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social breaking down our new report documenting the impact of these laws:
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12.11.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abortion Restrictions on Young People Cause Trauma A new report finds young people in states that require parental consent are being forced to remain pregnant or involve unsupportive parents.

A new report finds young people in states that require parental consent are being forced to remain pregnant or involve unsupportive parents.
@ifwhenhow.bsky.social
#reproductiverights #healthcare

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The Far-Reaching Impact of SNAP Cuts The ongoing government shutdown and the major cuts to SNAP are devastating, but community groups and state politicians are stepping up to fill some of the gaps.

The ongoing government shutdown and the major cuts to SNAP are devastating, but community groups and state politicians are stepping up to fill some of the gaps.
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#SNAP #EBT #Hunger
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06.11.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Veterans Day, the VA Faces Multiple Threats As the Trump Administration guts the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA patients and workers are fighting to save it.

As the Trump Administration guts the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA patients and workers are fighting to save it.

#veterans #military

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β€œ[Kim A.] Snyder’s film is urgent and captivating in its humanization of the librarians who find themselves at the center of the book bans that have dominated local and national headlines for several years now.” - @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

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DEI Rollbacks Are Eroding First-Generation, Low-Income Student Supports FGLI students at elite universities are feeling the impact of Trump Administration policies and the end of affirmative action, but are finding solace in programs that make campuses more welcoming.

FGLI students at elite universities are feeling the impact of Trump Administration policies and the end of affirmative action, but are finding solace in programs that make campuses more welcoming.
#Trump #University #AffirmativeAction
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07.11.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Far-Reaching Impact of SNAP Cuts The ongoing government shutdown and the major cuts to SNAP are devastating, but community groups and state politicians are stepping up to fill some of the gaps.

The ongoing government shutdown and the major cuts to SNAP are devastating, but community groups and state politicians are stepping up to fill some of the gaps.
@eleanorjbader1.bsky.social 1
#SNAP #EBT #Hunger
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06.11.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜We Were All Mistreated’: Flotilla Member Recounts His Experience in Israeli Detention Eric Lein, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, describes life on the flotilla and his detainment in Israel.

"The treatment that we got just scratches the surface of what Palestinians in their illegal detention for weeks or months and years in a lot of cases go through."

Our interview with Global Sumud Flotilla activist Eric Lein:
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#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Palestine #Activism

05.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Betrayal of Darfur Decades of broken promises paved the way for a resurgence in genocidal violence in Sudan.

Decades of broken promises paved the way for a resurgence in genocidal violence in Sudan.
#sudan #genocide #darfur #war
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Zohran Mamdani and β€˜Trump-Proofing’ Our Cities The New York City mayoral candidate has a plan for assuring that his city and others do β€˜more than simply survive.’

Zohran Mamdani and β€˜Trump-Proofing’ Our Cities:
The New York City mayoral candidate has a plan for assuring that his city and others do β€˜more than simply survive.’

Read the full story by John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on The Progressive.

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#ZohranMamdani

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Finally, a Democratic Leader The Democratic establishment could learn from Zohran Mamdani, who hasn't caved to Trump's bullying, but has instead lifted up immigrants, workers, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The Democratic establishment could learn from Zohran Mamdani, who hasn't caved to Trump's bullying, but has instead lifted up immigrants, workers, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
#NewYork #Mamdani
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What Might New York City’s Education System Look Like Under Zohran Mamdani? The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.

The city’s $40 billion K-12 public education system has been under mayoral control since 2002. Mamdani wants to end that.
@nycschools.bsky.social
#Education #NewYorkCity #PublicSchools
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03.11.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Fight to End Minneapolis’s Use of Israeli Surveillance Technology Local organizers are pressuring Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to end the city’s ongoing contract with an Israeli company known to aid police surveillance efforts.

Local organizers are pressuring Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to end the city’s ongoing contract with an Israeli company known to aid police surveillance efforts.

Read the Interview with Jewish Voice for Peace and Minnesota BDS activist Bob Goonin.

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#BDS #Israel

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Mexican-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead Amid ICE Attacks Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids.

Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids.

Read the full story on The Progressive.
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#art #DiadelosMuertos #immigration #ICE

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Mexican-American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead Amid ICE Attacks Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids.

Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids.

Read the full story on The Progressive.
progressive.org/latest/mexic...

#art #DiadelosMuertos #immigration #ICE

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Disrobing John Roberts New book powerfully exposes the U.S. Supreme Court’s transformation into a haven for extremists.

β€œWe must remember day to day that progress is possible. The future is still unwritten, and it is ours to make, if we combine by Lisa Graves
#SupremeCourt #FarRight
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Disaster Recovery Doesn’t End with Soil Cleaning and Water Testing Residents of Roseland, Louisiana, deal with the aftermath of a chemical explosion that has polluted their air and water.

Residents of Roseland, Louisiana, deal with the aftermath of a chemical explosion that has polluted their air and water.

Full Story by Jason Kerzinski:
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#pollution #louisiana #roseland #environment

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β€œ[A] rare documentary that is infuriating and inspiring in equal measure.” - @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

New THE LIBRARIANS bookings announced in Mobile, AL; Delray, FL; Baltimore, MD; Scituate, MA; Bronxville, NY; and Harrisonburg, VA!

Get tickets: thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings/

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Disaster Recovery Doesn’t End with Soil Cleaning and Water Testing Residents of Roseland, Louisiana, deal with the aftermath of a chemical explosion that has polluted their air and water.

Residents of Roseland, Louisiana, deal with the aftermath of a chemical explosion that has polluted their air and water.

Full Story by Jason Kerzinski:
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#pollution #louisiana #roseland #environment

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Curbing Gun Violence Takes More Than Just Gun Laws Our nation’s prioritization of personal rights over the common good is not only a major barrier to gun law reformβ€”it is the very soil in which America’s epidemic of violence grows.

In this @theprogressivemag.bsky.social op-ed, Elizabeth Reed (@sdsuchhs.bsky.social) links America’s gun violence crisis to a culture that prioritizes individualism over the common good. She writes that beyond stronger gun laws, real safety requires investing in communities.

Read the piece:

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