Rita Ward had a question: Why did a weekly listing of causes of death suddenly stop appearing in the local newspaper?It turned out the health department in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, halted its practice of providing causes of death to the Evansville Courier & Press. When Ward and a reporter for the newspaper asked why those records were no longer available, the department cited an Indian.... Read More
A resistance is rising to challenge the flat-Earth mentality governing Washington, D.C., and some state capitols.Efforts by the Trump administration to silence scientists and stifle their research are driving a global protest that will come together on Earth Day as the first-ever March for Science.Scientists will march on Washington April 22 and in more than 280 satellite marches around the gl.... Read More
This is video footage of Hillary Clinton delivering a speech to the Fourth Women's Conference in Beijing, China. This footage is provided by the Clinton Presidential Library and the speech took place Sept. 5, 1995, in Beijing, China. We share, as we celebrate International Women's Day.https://youtu.be/xXM4E23Efvk.... Read More
A federal judge today declined to temporarily stop construction of the final section of the Dakota Access pipeline. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's decision came a week after he held a Feb. 28 hearing. The following is the response from Chase Iron Eyes, Lakota People’s Law Project Lead Counsel:It is simply unacceptable that the government is allowing Energy Transfer Partners to build .... Read More
President Donald Trump delivered on Feb. 28 a speech to Congress. Here's reaction to Trump's remarks from progressive voices:"The theme of tonight’s joint address to Congress — the ‘renewal of American spirit’ — felt painfully hollow as the only renewal I’ve seen since President Trump took office is a pernicious wave of nationalism, racism, misogyny, and antisemitism. Rather than de.... Read More
President Donald Trump can bank on an all-out fight over the Dakota Access pipeline.Shortly after his inauguration, Trump put the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines on the fast track to approval, despite environmental concerns and widespread opposition to the projects.The president claimed he had not received “a single phone call” opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline, which would carry.... Read More
While federal lawmakers take another shot at opening hunting season on wolves, activists have launched a campaign to celebrate an animal once driven to near extinction.The yearlong “Big, Not Bad” campaign launched on Valentine’s Day, with an emotional video about wolves by Mindfruit Studios and photographer Jim Brandenburg.The goal is to teach people in the Great Lakes region about wolve.... Read More
The Trump administration will revoke federal guidelines that tell public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity, the White House said on Feb. 22.The decision would be a reversal of an Obama-era directive advising public schools to grant students access to facilities in line with their expressed gender identity and not necessarily .... Read More
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says more than 100 rallies will take place from coast to coast on Feb. 25 to fight Republican attempts to take health care away from 20 million Americans.Sanders, in a statement, said, “The American people will let Republicans know they are standing against their attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, throwing 20 million Americans off of their health insurance,.... Read More
The Washington Supreme Court ruled Feb.16 that a florist in Richland violated a state anti-discrimination law when she denied service to a same-sex couple planning to marry.Curt Freed and Robert Ingersoll were refused service by Arlene’s Flowers because they are gay.The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Washington are representing Freed and Ingersoll in their lawsuit agains.... Read More
