Category: US
But the belief that America previously had a well-functioning democracy is an illusion

Venezuela Sends Oxygen and Doctors to Brazilian Amazon, Mexico Cedes Vaccines to Poor Countries, U.S. and Russia Refuse to Join COVAX

Renata Hesse, who has worked for Google and Amazon, is the leading candidate to run the Justice Department’s antitrust division
While world leaders remain quiet, AMLO stands alone in speaking for freedom of speech — and has offered Assange asylum in Mexico
22-year-old Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet in American history
A look at a book by a Black Lives Matter Founder, Alicia Garza: The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart

Whether Trump will survive the error of judgment that turned major power centers against him is unclear. He may well do so

We must not turn away. We must decry the terrible war and blockade. Doing so may help spare the lives of at least some of Yemen’s children. The opportunity to resist this massacre of the innocents rests with us.
Deep canvass conversations, storytelling, acknowledges people’s experiences while suggesting a different way to understand and respond

There is no middle ground between lies and facts. There is no halfway point between civil discourse and violence. There is no midrange between democracy and fascism