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challenges. the war between israel and hamas with thousands of palestinian civilians caught in the middle of what could become a much bigger war. the ongoing russian invasion of ukraine, deepening fears of what the china might invade taiwan while america is indirectly supporting two major wars. extreme political polarization around the world and here in america, not to mention a climate crisis that theyre in the habitability of our very planet. so much is going wrong. so much there aro...

Con la publicación del primer tráiler de la nueva película de 'La Sirenita', Disney se ha visto envuelto -otra vez- en la polémica por el hecho de que una actriz negra, Halle Bailey, interprete a 'Ariel'.Por un lado, muchos usuarios han reclamado una falta de 'representación real del personaje', ya que la Ariel de...

Well. last year our country demonstrated to the world the best and the worst of our country, our democracy. in georgia grassroots organizations have worked for months to get people registered and to come out and vote saw the fruits of their efforts as americans of all walks of life, young and old, black and white, poor and rich voted and elected two new senators from georgia. showing that your vote can make a difference, can change history, can make representation matter. at the same time a pres...

0 american. its not just words like "democracy" and "liberty." more than that is because an idea embedded in the constitution of the united states, the idea that everyone in america no matter how powerful is supposed to play by the same rules. and every american election is an opportunity to show that, to show what it means. unlike in many other countries our winners dont assume absolute power to do whatever they may want. our losers understand that their rights are preserved. they accept defeat...

Print article We have had 25 Alaska Supreme Court justices; only three have been female. We have had 26 state attorneys general; only two of them have been female.Pointing this out is not meant to denigrate the scores of dedicated male judges across the state who strive hard for fairness every single day. They deserve our support and gratitude. However, it would be preposterous to think that the longstanding and significant underrepresentation of women in these positions has not, in some way o...