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April 2, 2021

US Church Membership Falls Under 50 Percent

Juan Cole Informed Comment

Many Millennials who become unchurched cite discomfort with the prejudice and discrimination against LGBTQ persons in churches. Another factor is the Republican Party’s alliance with the evangelical movement.

April 2, 2021

Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World

Selam Gebrekidan and Matt Apuzzo The New York Times

Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people. That risks prolonging the pandemic.

April 2, 2021

New York Just Passed Legal Weed. Now What?

Paul Blest VICE

“Unlike any other state in America, this legislation is intentional about equity.... Equity is not a second thought; it’s the first one and it needs to be, because the people who paid the price for this war on drugs have lost so much.”

April 2, 2021

The Self-Determination Act Could Finally End US Colonization of Puerto Rico

Natalia Renta Jacobin

For more than 120 years, the US has colonized Puerto Rico. But a new bill cosponsored by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would finally give Puerto Ricans the chance to decide their political relationship with the United States.

Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?

April 2, 2021

Redlining, exclusionary lending, and targeted zoning laws have all played a role in isolating minority populations while simultaneously privileging white residents.

Lawsuits Put 45 in 'Serious Trouble'

April 2, 2021

The legal pressure on citizen Trump is escalating as two Capitol Hill police officers are now suing the former president, alleging he incited the January 6 insurrection.

Cranky Uncle's 5 Techniques of Science Denial

April 2, 2021

An introduction to the five techniques of science denial: fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry picking, and conspiracy theories

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics)

April 2, 2021

The story of Passover sounds a universal note of struggle against oppression.

Why Matt Gaetz Is a Product of the Modern Republican Party | Mehdi Hasan

April 2, 2021

"The reason we are where we are today is because the old school Republicans didn't stand up to the crazies. They embraced them, however uneasily."

April 2, 2021

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Why Matt Gaetz Is a Product of the Modern Republican Party | Mehdi Hasan. Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses (Lyrics). Cranky Uncle's 5 Techniques of Science Denial. Lawsuits Put 45 in 'Serious Trouble.' Does My Neighborhood Determine My Future?