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It can be easy to feel powerless in the face of the multitude of injustices in the world today, but Andrea Brower, an adjunct instructor who teaches across the environmental studies, sociology, solidarity and social justice and leadership studies departments, works to empower her students to create change. Brower is highly involved in activism, on everything from militarism, environmental struggles against the chemical industry in Hawaii, where she is from, and more recently the movement for Bl...

Today set aside everything  that you don't absolutely have to do and celebrate this moment.  Democracy lives to see another day!  Electing a Democratic president and congress is only the first step in reclaiming our country's values and maintaining the Democratic experiment. There is a long tough road ahead but for today, be sure to…

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An invitation from Progressive Action for the Common Good PACG invites you to the Inauguration 2021 Virtual Parade and Dance Party on Wednesday, January 20th from 6:45 to 8:30 pm via Zoom. We encourage people to connect to share their hopes for the new administration going forward. In addition, we have created some patriotic-themed games and will…

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The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Miguel Cardona and Colleagues on Language, Bilingualism, and Literacy — in School and Beyond “Bilingualism Is Never a Problem; It’s a Gift.”   In September 2016, the New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) hosted a forum on “Language, Bilingualism, and Literacy — in School and Beyond...

November 19, 2020 Keval Desai, a Yale medical student, volunteers at the Haven Free Clinic A free health clinic run by Yale students is helping vulnerable New Haven residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The HAVEN Free Clinic recently expanded its services to not only provide telehealth consultations, but also cash assistance and home delivery of medications and important medical supplies to better meet community needs, said Claudia de Bruyn, M.P.H. Health Policy ’21, a student at the Yale S...

Primary rival as elizabeth warren, and if so, what is your case of why voters should pick joe biden instead of elizabeth warren? >> were focused, look, were focused on running our race. i would imagine the other democratic campaigns would say the same thing, we view our opponent as donald trump. the case for joe biden is he is the lone candidate in this race who has the experience, who has the record of progressive action, who knows how to get things done. he doesnt just talk about change. hes d...

They are now looking at various options to try and block the presidents tariffs including the possibility of legal action. >> exactly the wrong thing that our economy needs right now and then to top it off theres nothing to solve the real problem so the using emergency powers and were still frankly trying to understand the legal basis that this can be invoked and applied. >> the white house has responded by telling business leaders to take their complaints to mexico and to pressure officials or ...