NAACP Unites in Demand to Make Panama City Florida Polling Sites Accessible to Hurricane Victims
Regan Farley | naacp.org | 2018-11-06
Groups Want Equal Access to the Polls for Communities Displaced by Hurricane Michael BALTIMORE–(November 6, 2018) Florida officials have rejected a formal request from voting rights advocates to make polling locations more accessible to African-American residents of Panama City, Florida, who were hard hit by Hurricane Michael. Late last week, a coalition of voting rights […] | The post NAACP Unites in Demand to Make Panama City Florida Polling Sites Accessible to Hurricane Victi…
naacp.org/latest/naacp-unites-demand-make-panama-city-florida-polling-sites-accessible-hurricane-victims/
Trump's Judges Imperil Our Rights for Decades
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2018-11-06
In less than two years as president, Donald Trump has already put two radical right-wing justices on the Supreme Court, cementing a conservative majority on the Court for decades. He has also placed 29 right-wing judges on the federal circuit courts of appeals with more in the works by the end of the year. These Read…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trumps-judges-imperil-our-rights-for-decades/
Islam Promises Redemption, Growth, and Deliverance: Acquittal of Asia Bibi
Nyla Ali Khan | counterpunch.org | 2018-11-06
The acquittal of Asia Bibi, who, several years ago, was accused of having committed blasphemy, portends well for civil society in Pakistan and paves the way for human rights. This judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan could, potentially, diminish the potency of militarized interventions. I emphasize that I have always considered Islam an emancipatory…
counterpunch.org/2018/11/06/islam-promises-redemption-growth-and-deliverance-acquittal-of-asia-bibi/
Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions 'Waivers'
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-06
While several European countries that applied for a waiver didn't receive one (reports last week noted that the US had refused to grant a waiver to the European Union as a whole), Italy and Greece did receive waivers. Pompeo noted … | The post Video: Pompeo Announces Iran Sanctions 'Waivers' appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/video-pompeo-announces-iran-sanctions-waivers/5659058
What Difference will the US Midterm Elections Make? Iran Sanctions, Towards A Global Financial Crisis
Jim Dean | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-06
The US midterm elections will soon be over. Some will be celebrating, with others passing the crying towel around. Another group of spinmeisters will then go to work for those who have lost, claiming Russian interference or whatever they can … | The post What Difference will the US Midterm Elections Make? Iran Sanctions, Towards A Global Financial Crisis appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/what-difference-will-the-midterm-elections-make-iran-sanctions-towards-a-global-financial-crisis/5659049
Trump's Sanctions Against Iran Appear To Have Failed
Eric Zuesse | iranian.com | 2018-11-06
This morning it was reported that the following countries will receive 'temporary' waivers excusing them from US sanctions on Iranian oil exports. ‚Ä¢ South Korea ‚Ä¢ Taiwan ‚Ä¢ Turkey ‚Ä¢ Greece ‚Ä¢ Japan ‚Ä¢ China ‚Ä¢ India ‚Ä¢ Italy www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDAXN_Zqq7A&… If there will be increasing resistance in the EU, among the nations that Trump is […] | The post T…
iranian.com/2018/11/05/trumps-sanctions-against-iran-appear-to-have-failed/
Iran Is Preparing for a Long Siege as the Global Squeeze Begins
Elijah J. Magnier | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-06
Today the harshest and highest level economic and energy sanctions that can be imposed on any country are being imposed unilaterally on Iran. The US establishment will try its best to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees and Tehran … | The post Iran Is Preparing for a Long Siege as the Global Squeeze Begins appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/iran-is-preparing-for-a-long-siege-as-the-global-squeeze-begins/5659083
US religious leader stops just short of calling America 'the Great Satan' on Iran visit
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-06
Controversial religious leader Louis Farrakhan told Iranians that "victory will be yours," calling on them to persevere despite unprecedented sanctions from the country their leaders have called "the Great Satan." | …
rt.com/usa/443163-farrakhan-great-satan-iran/
Saudi Arabia Grilled Over Human Rights Record at UN Meeting in Geneva
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-06
(MEE) — Saudi Arabia has insisted that its investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi will be "fair", amid a barrage of criticism at a United Nations meeting on Monday. The half-day public debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva came just over than a month after the Saudi insider-turned-critic was murdered in the Saudi consulate …
Saudi Arabia Grilled Over Human Rights Record at UN Meeting in Geneva
Trump steps up anti-immigrant campaign on eve of US election
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-06
The move to shut down DACA is the latest effort to attack the democratic rights of immigrants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/06/elec…
Australian minister used Aboriginal funds to fight Aboriginal land claims
WGAR News | indybay.org | 2018-11-06
The peak organisation representing the rights of Australian indigenous peoples seeks answers from Nigel Scullion, Minister of Indigenous Affairs, for allocating Indigenous Advancement Strategy funds to industry groups to oppose land rights claims.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/04/18818754.php
In Trump's Hands, the Census Becomes a Weapon
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-05
We use the census as a tool to build power in communities. The administration wants to use it against those communities. | Almost a decade ago, I ran the Minkwon Center for Community Action, a grassroots organization serving the Korean-American community in Queens. Getting immigrants to participate in the 2010 census was one of our top priorities. Why? Because I knew we could use the census to build power for our communities, just by standing up and being counted. And we did, but it wasn't easy. | First, we had to educate people about the census's importance. After all, it's not just a head count. The…
aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression/trumps-hands-census-becomes-weapon
Powerful Iranian Cleric Threatens To "Instantly" Create $400 Oil By Seizing Tankers
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2018-11-05
Just ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran set to snap back on Monday targeting primarily the energy, shipbuilding, shipping, and banking sectors, Iran's most prominent conservative cleric has announced that if oil exports are halted, Saudi tankers will be confiscated and Gulf countries attacked. Powerful Shia cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Alamolhoda is the Friday Prayer leader in Mashhad, considered Iran's spiritual capital […] | The post Powerful Iranian Cleric Threatens To "Instantly" Create $400 Oi…
iranian.com/2018/11/05/powerful-iranian-cleric-threatens-to-instantly-create-400-oil-by-seizing-tankers/
Corporate concentration, intellectual property rights, and U.S. public policy
Martin Hart-Landsberg | mronline.org | 2018-11-05
Dominant corporations have dramatically increased their market power in the U.S. over the last decades, allowing them to boost their profits and, by extension, political power. And, although rarely acknowledged by the media, this trend owes much to the way public policy has promoted corporate intellectual property rights at the public expense. | Source…
mronline.org/2018/11/05/corporate-concentration-intellectual-property-rights-and-u-s-public-policy/
SPLC urges Trump administration to preserve measures that protect immigrant children from detention
splcenter | splcenter.org | 2018-11-05
Jenny Lisette Flores came to America at 15, fleeing civil war in El Salvador to find protection with family members in the U.S.
splcenter.org/news/2018/11/05/splc-urges-trump-administration-preserve-measures-protect-immigrant-children-detention
Gasoline Shortages Hit Western Venezuela
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-05
Whilst the government hinted at import problems due to US sanctions, others have cited additional factors, including cross-border smuggling, poor maintenance and increased demand due to the upcoming price hike.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14135
Tehran Slams Renewed "Cruel" Sanctions as US Split With EU Allies Remains Apparent
Randi Nord | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-05
The renewed sanctions only serve to further isolate the U.S. from the international community and bring economic hardship home in the form of higher oil prices. | The post Tehran Slams Renewed "Cruel" Sanctions as US Split With EU Allies Remains Apparent appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/iran-slams-renewed-cruel-sanctions-us-split-eu-allies-remains-apparent/251469/
US Threatens SWIFT with Sanctions if Iran Isn't Cut Off
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2018-11-05
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin threatened the global financial messaging service SWIFT on Friday that it could be penalized if it doesn't cut off financial services to entities and individuals doing business with Iran. The warning came just days ahead of … | The post US Threatens SWIFT with Sanctions if Iran Isn't Cut Off appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/us-threatens-swift-with-sanctions-if-iran-isnt-cut-off/5658979
The ACLU Mourns the Passing of Ramona Ripston
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-05
For nearly four decades, Ripston led the ACLU of Southern California and turned it into a civil liberties and civil rights powerhouse. | Ramona Ripston, who led the ACLU of Southern California for nearly four decades, died on Saturday. She was 91. | Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, issued the following statement: | "On Saturday, we lost my friend Ramona Ripston, a civil liberties icon in Los Angeles and one of the country's most dynamic advocates for justice and equality., , "In her nearly four decades as leader of the ACLU's Southern California affiliate, Ramona's off…
aclu.org/blog/aclu-mourns-passing-ramona-ripston
Maduro: Venezuela Sitting on 2nd Biggest Gold Reserve on Earth
TeleSur English | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-05
President Nicolas Maduro described the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela as "crazy" and "criminal."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14133
Trump's Love Affair With Violence in the Age of Fascist Nihilism
Henry Giroux | truthdig.com | 2018-11-05
This is a worldview that reinforces a contempt for human rights in the name of financial expediency and the cynical pursuit of political power. | The post Trump's Love Affair With Violence in the Age of Fascist Nihilism appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/trumps-love-affair-with-violence-in-the-age-of-fascist-nihilism/
5000-plus stand up for transgender rights in Minneapolis
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2018-11-05
Minneapolis, MN – Over 5000 people from all across Minnesota lined Lake Street, from South Minneapolis to Saint Paul, October 28, to show solidarity with transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex people under attack by the Trump administration. | The action comes in response to a Department of Health and Human Services memo leaked by the New York Times which reaffirmed the administration's aim to legally define gender as "a person's status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth." This definition, if adopted, not only erases any legal definition of "transgender,…
www.fightbacknews.org/2018/11/5/5000-plu…
Netanyahu Approves Passing of Death Sentence
INA | imemc.org | 2018-11-05
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light, to the leader of the governing coalition in the Israeli Knesset, to pass a law on the Death Sentence for Palestinian detainees, Israel's Channel 7 reported. According to the channel, Netanyahu gave his approval to members of his Likud party to …
As Fresh US Sanctions Take Hold, President Rouhani of Iran Vows to Break Them
PressTV | mintpressnews.com | 2018-11-05
"Today, what the Americans are doing is merely pressure [ordinary] people, and no one else. It's pressure [that is being put] on [the Iranian] people, other nations, other [foreign] businesses, and other governments," | The post As Fresh US Sanctions Take Hold, President Rouhani of Iran Vows to Break Them appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/as-fresh-us-sanctions-take-hold-president-rouhani-of-iran-vows-to-break-them/251440/
Pompeo warns of 'severe, swift punishment' & 'painful business' with Iran as sanctions reinstated
RT | rt.com | 2018-11-05
The US has reimposed sanctions on Iran, targeting the Islamic Republic's energy, banking and shipping sectors. State Secretary Mike Pompeo warned of "swift punishment" for other countries doing business with Iran. | …
rt.com/usa/443126-pompeo-mnuchin-iran-sanctions-threats/
How US Sanctions on Iran Could Herald a Profound Global Power Shift
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-05
In the medium term, the US will lose influence as Iran gains confidence; in the worst case scenario, there will be a war whose consequences will be incalculable. (MEE Op-ed) — On Monday, the US will ratchet up its brutal and merciless economic war against Iran, raising sanctions to a new level. The Trump administration has said its …
How US Sanctions on Iran Could Herald a Profound Global Power Shift
North Korea Warns They'll Return to Nuke Development If Sanctions Aren't Lifted
Jason Ditz | theantimedia.com | 2018-11-05
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Over the weekend, North Korea issued a statement warning that they will "seriously consider" returning to the development on nuclear weapons if the US continues to refuse to ease economic sanctions against them. Since North Korea halted nuclear testing and has made substantial diplomatic progress, many nations have advocated for some early sanctions relief, but so …
North Korea Warns They’ll Return to Nuke Development If Sanctions Aren’t Lifted
Europe and America clash over Washington's economic war on Iran
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-11-05
Washington's imposition of sweeping new sanctions on Iran–aimed at strangling its economy and precipitating regime change–is roiling world geopolitics.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/11/05/ireu…
Despite Saudi Crisis, US Increases Threats Against Iran
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-04
Though the U.S.-Saudi alliance may have been weakened because of the Khashoggi murder, both countries are still targeting Iran as new US sanctions are announced on Sunday, writes Marjorie Cohn of Truthout. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout The alleged torture, murder… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/04/despite-saudi-crisis-us-increases-threats-against-iran/
Civil Rights Leaders Unite to Deliver Message to Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-04
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Vanessa Mbonu/ vmbonu@naacpnet.org Message Underscores the Importance of Elections Taking Place on November 6 BALTIMORE ≠(November 4, 2018)–With the midterm elections on Tuesday, NAACP has partnered with other prominent civil rights groups to release a special public service announcement (PSA) aimed at mobilizing voters in the last days of […] | The post Civil Rights Leaders Unite to Deliver Message to Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections appeared firs…
naacp.org/latest/civil-rights-leaders-unite-deliver-message-voters-ahead-midterm-elections/
Trump's Latin American Sanctions: Clear 'Political Tactic' For Midterms
Sputnik International | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-11-04
VA's Paul Dobson analyzes the latest US sanctions in this Sputnik News report.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14131
Florida's Amendment 4 Would Restore Voting Rights to 1.4 Million People
Alice Speri | theintercept.com | 2018-11-03
Stefanie Anglin is a grandmother, business owner, and convicted felon, though when she's out on the streets of Orlando, Florida, knocking on prospective voters' doors, she introduces herself by the latter. | Then, she usually tells people that she can't vote — along with 1.68 million other Florida residents who have felony convictions, 10 percent of the state's adult population, and 1 in 5 African-Americans. Across the country, over 6 million people can't vote because of felony convictions. Only two states, Maine and Vermont, allow prisoners to vote; most restore voting rights at some point between release…
theintercept.com/2018/11/03/florida-felon-voting-rights-amendment-4/
Michelle Obama Urges NAACP Supporters to Get Out and Vote on Election Day
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-03
BALTIMORE (November 3, 2018)–Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, joins NAACP, the nation's largest civil rights organization, in its civic engagement campaign to increase African American voter turnout on Election Day, November 6. Mrs. Obama's collaboration comes in form of a Public Service Announcement (PSA) where she urges viewers to use their […] | The post Michelle Obama Urges NAACP Supporters to Get Out and Vote on Election Day appeared first on
naacp.org/latest/michelle-obama-urges-naacp-supporters-get-vote-election-day/
National NAACP President in Orlando for Souls to Polls Get Out the Vote Events
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-03
Civil Rights Leader to Visit Several Churches in Orlando During First Sunday to Mobilize Black Voters ORLANDO (November 2, 2018)–In the race toward a groundbreaking midterm election which could determine the fate of Florida and the nation for years to come, the leader of the nation's foremost civil rights organization will travel to Orlando […] | The post National NAACP President in Orlando for Souls to Polls Get Out the Vote Events appeared first on NAACP.
naacp.org/latest/national-naacp-president-orlando-souls-polls-get-vote-events/
Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-11-02
As President Trump escalated his attacks and threats against the Central American migrant caravans making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration unveiled new sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba on Thursday. National security adviser John Bolton declared Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to be part of a "troika of tyranny" and a "triangle of terror." We speak with world-renowned professor, linguist and dissident Noam Chomsky about U.S. foreign policy in Central America. He joins us in Tucson, Arizona, where he now teaches at the University of Arizona. Chomsky is also institute professor emeritu…
www.democracynow.org/2018/11/2/noam_chom…
Running for human rights: Palestine needs support
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
As I walked through the tight alleyways of Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza earlier this year, I was followed by dozens of curious barefoot children, fascinated that a foreigner had made them a visit. The siege on Gaza has made it nearly impossible for outsiders to enter. | With the children a few steps behind me, smiling and giggling, I made my way through the dusty camp, being greeted and welcomed by Palestinians who came to their doorways as we passed. | I gratefully accepted an invitation from a fisher's wife to come into their home to see how they lived. She offered me tea on a small silver tray as we…
greenleft.org.au/content/running-human-rights-palestine-needs-support
NAACP Enlists Support from Wanda Sykes to Get Out the Vote on November 6
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-11-02
BALTIMORE(October 30, 2018) ≠ ≠–NAACP, the nation's foremost civil rights organization, has collaborated with award-winning actress and comedian, Wanda Sykes, to release a critical public service announcement (PSA) activating the Black community to turn out the vote on November 6. In the PSA, Sykes makes note that elections are no joking matter. "We know that you'll show up when it's time […] | The post NAACP Enlists Support from Wanda Sykes to Get Out the Vote on November 6. appeared first on
naacp.org/latest/naacp-enlists-support-wanda-sykes-get-vote-november-6/
Signature Match Laws Disproportionately Impact Voters Already on the Margins
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-02
Absentee ballots should make voting more accessible. Signature match laws should not be used to disenfranchise marginalized voters. | We sign things all the time — to pay for groceries with a credit card or end a letter to a friend, for example. Rarely do our signatures come under scrutiny. Yet, a number of states are denying people the right to vote because the signature on their absentee ballot — and sometimes even on their application for a ballot itself– doesn't exactly match their signature on the voter registration rolls. And in many cases, the state does not even tell the affected voter t…
aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/signature-match-laws-disproportionately-impact-voters-already-margins
Catholic Social Services Wants a License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Foster Families
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-02
The needs of those in the child welfare system should come first, not the religious preferences of agencies receiving taxpayer funds to care for them. | On Tuesday, a federal appeals court will hear oral argument in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case of great concern to advocates for children in foster care, the LGBTQ community, faith leaders, and states that are committed to ensuring non-discrimination in government programs. The ACLU is arguing in court for the Support Center for Child Advocates and Philadelphia Family Pride, who have inter…
aclu.org/blog/lgbt-rights/lgbt-parenting/catholic-social-services-wants-license-discriminate-against-lgbtq
Protests force Morrison to get kids off Nauru
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
Just days after the latest — and largest — round of #KidsOffNauru protests, the federal government has said all children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year. | Refugee rights organisations held mass protests in Sydney and Melbourne on October 27, with protesters chanting: "Kids off! All off! Close the camps now!" | Mehdi, an Iranian refugee on Nauru, addressed the Melbourne rally by phone. Mehdi said: "Five years of suffering and torture. We are the walking dead." | Abdul Aziz Adam, speaking from Manus Island, thanked rally participants, saying "your protest means a lot to us". | He expl…
greenleft.org.au/content/protests-force-morrison-get-kids-nauru
Brazilian social leader: 'We defeated the military dictatorship, we'll defeat Bolsonaro'
stuart_m | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-02
Shockwaves were sent around the world when fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro won 55% in the second round in Brazil's presidential elections on October 28, defeating Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party (PT). | Infamous for his support for torture and military dictatorship as well as extreme bigotry towards women, the LGBTI community and indigenous peoples, millions in Brazil and globally were horrified and frightened. Not so investors, with Brazil's stock market soaring to new highs on the news of the win by a candidate who has pledged to open up all of Brazil — including ecologically crucial sections of th…
greenleft.org.au/content/brazilian-social-leader-we-defeated-military-dictatorship-well-defeat-bolsonaro
NAACP Partners with Lawyers Committee on Georgia Win against 'Exact Match' Voter Software
Regan Farley | naacp.org | 2018-11-02
ATLANTA-In a race marred by blatant examples of voter suppression and voting machine irregularities the NAACP Georgia State Conference partnering with Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law won an injunction against the use of the controversial voter regulating software –Exact Match. In the ruling which challenged Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp's decision to […] | The post NAACP Partners with Lawyers Committee on Georgia Win against 'Exact Match' Voter Software appeared first o…
naacp.org/latest/naacp-partners-lawyers-committee-georgia-win-exact-match-voter-software/
New Iran Sanctions Risk Long-term US Isolation
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-01
The U.S. is going for the jugular with new Iran sanctions intended to punish those who trade with Teheran. But the U.S. may have a fight on its hands in a possible post- WWII turning-point, writes Patrick Lawrence. New Iran… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/01/new-iran-sanctions-risk-long-term-us-isolation/
Morrison's promise to get kids off Nauru shows we're winning
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2018-11-01
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that all refugee children will be removed from Nauru by the end of the year demonstrates that the refugee rights movement is winning. | The campaign has been building over the past months and sentiment in favour of kids and their families being evacuated from Nauru has penetrated deeply into Australian society. | The presence of prominent personalities like Jimmy Barnes at the Sydney refugee rally on October 27 was a reflection of the breadth of support for refugees, as was the large number of people who were at their first refugee rally because they felt they "had to…
greenleft.org.au/content/morrisons-promise-get-kids-nauru-shows-were-winning
Warehousing Immigrant Children in the Texas Desert
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-11-01
The Tornillo detention camp represents a major shift in the policy and practice of putting the best interests of the child first. | Since June, the federal government has been operating a massive tent city in the West Texas desert to detain immigrant children who have traveled to the United States seeking protection from persecution and abuse in their home countries. | Last week, I visited the Tornillo detention camp with colleagues from the ACLU of Texas. There are currently over 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant kids at Tornillo, most from Central America, who were transferred from long-term shelter placements. Th…
aclu.org/blog/immigrants-rights/immigrants-rights-and-detention/warehousing-immigrant-children-texas-desert
American Terror is Not New
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-11-01
There were hate crimes before Donald Trump ran for president, most of them sanctioned by the state, including anti-black violence, as old as white settlement on this continent, says Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report. American Terror is Not New… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/11/01/american-terror-is-not-new/
How African Americans Fought For & Won Birthright Citizenship 150 Years Before Trump Tried to End It
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-31
As President Trump claims that he can end birthright citizenship in the United States, we speak with professor Martha Jones about the history of the 14th Amendment, which states, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Martha Jones is the author of "Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America." She is the Society of Black Alumni presidential professor and professor of history at Johns Hopkins University.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/31/how_afri…
Ohio's Congressional Map Is Broken. Here Are 3 Ways to Fix It
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-31
Ohio's map consistently gives Republicans 75 percent of the states' congressional seats, regardless of the votes they earn. | As Ohio voters head to the polls next week, many will struggle to overcome congressional districts that have allowed politicians to choose their voters instead of the other way around. | Thanks to an aggressive redistricting operation, Ohio's current congressional map, enacted in December 2011, is gerrymandered to lock in a 12-to-4 district advantage for Republican candidates. | In each subsequent election, it has w…
aclu.org/blog/voting-rights/gerrymandering/ohios-congressional-map-broken-here-are-3-ways-fix-it
Employees Who Have Babies Are Still Getting the Axe
aclu | aclu.org | 2018-10-31
Forty years after Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, discrimination against pregnant and breastfeeding workers remains rampant. | Forty years ago, working women in the United States won the legal protection to become working mothers. On Oct. 31, 1978, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, making it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job — or promotion, or higher pay, or any other opportunity — because she is pregnant. | The statute had an immediate, dramatic impact on women's ability to fully participate in the workforce. Although on-the-job sex discrimination had bee…
aclu.org/blog/womens-rights/pregnancy-and-parenting-discrimination/employees-who-have-babies-are-still
Birthright Citizenship Expert: This Is Not a Diversion, Trump Has Pushed Radical Plan for Years
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-31
President Trump claimed that he can rewrite the Constitution and end birthright citizenship in the United States in an interview released Tuesday, sparking widespread outrage. Trump told the news outlet Axios that he planned to sign an executive order ending citizenship for children of noncitizens born on U.S. soil. Civil rights groups, legal experts and politicians on both sides of the aisle are blasting Trump for his comments, including the false claim that the U.S. is the only country with birthright laws. In fact, at least 30 other countries have similar laws, including Canada, Mexico and Cuba. We speak with…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/31/birthrig…