Angry Humanist
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It seems like a good time to revisit this story. We have an uncomfortable history of turning away from our painful and shameful truths.
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.
www.npr.org
July 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It seems like a good time to revisit this story. We have an uncomfortable history of turning away from our painful and shameful truths.
“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.”
www.wral.com/story/to-the...
www.wral.com/story/to-the...
‘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...
www.wral.com
December 8, 2024 at 8:45 PM
“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.”
www.wral.com/story/to-the...
www.wral.com/story/to-the...
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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...
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...
apnews.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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...
Happy Thursday. Let's learn about media bias and how to be a more educated consumer of news
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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...
fair.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Happy Thursday. Let's learn about media bias and how to be a more educated consumer of news
fair.org/take-action-...
fair.org/take-action-...
This is your reminder to drink some water 💜
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM
This is your reminder to drink some water 💜
Ok, let's get into things
December 4, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Ok, let's get into things