Carretha Jackson @CarrethaJackson

"A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not confined to the past, but clearly is continuing today.” In May, a doctor was penalized for forcibly sterilizing an Indigenous woman in 2019."

Canada’s Indigenous women forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped | AP News

Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits allege the practice has not ended in Canada.

04:37 PM - Jul 12, 2023

Sonia C @sunny1

This is a powerful read. Thom Hartmann does an excellent job of explaining the importance and nature of democracy. An insightful and important read. His words confirm the import of Biden’s work.

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Where's the Proof Democracy is the Best System for America?

Is democracy — a system of decision- and rule-making that encompasses the collective wisdom of the group — a survival system every bit as important as technology, science, & economics?

08:54 AM - Jul 01, 2023

Secret Agent @BookSellerX

Systemic Racism.
"Forty-four farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants who were in the United States on temporary work visas, the U.S. Labor Department said Wednesday."

Mississippi farms pay overdue wages for favoring immigrants over local Black workers, agency says | AP News

The U.S. Labor Department says 44 farms in Mississippi exploited local Black workers by paying higher wages to immigrants on temporary work visas.

05:15 AM - Jun 29, 2023