Should teens vote, run for town rep? Brattleboro, Vermont says yes.
[ad_1] A Vermont town has acted on the notion that young voters offer hope for the future, giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote next week in local elections.…
Nursing student death sees Georgia house push immigration law
[ad_1] Georgia House Republicans are pushing to require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them, and detain them for deportation. The proposal advanced through…
How Martin Luther King’s message of nonviolence reaches new audiences
[ad_1] Clarence B. Jones is preaching nonviolence. At 93, this civil rights pioneer, who helped the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. write his “I Have a Dream” speech, is still…
Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s bid for legal immunity
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go…
Tough Texas immigration law nears. Residents have questions.
[ad_1] Amid clashes between the Biden administration and Texas over illegal immigration, the Lone Star State is seeking to expand its own immigration enforcement powers. A new law known as…
World Health Organization pandemic treaty hits obstacles
[ad_1] In the wake of the pandemic, there was a widespread feeling of urgency, a question of, how could we do better next time? The World Health Organization sought to…
Mitch McConnell will step down as Republicans’ Senate majority leader
[ad_1] Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down…
San Francisco begins reparations with an apology. Is it enough?
[ad_1] Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Feb. 27 to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was…
US Army cuts 24,000 jobs in a pivot away from counterterrorism focus
[ad_1] The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, or almost 5%, and restructuring to be better able to fight the next major war, as…
An indie publisher finds its future – with a public library
[ad_1] The City of Angels is known for glitz and glamour, celebrity sightings, and fairy-tale fantasies. But Angelenos recognize a deeper creative spirit, where stories of resilience are illuminated with…