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Photos of the Week: Passover; Campus protests
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes Passover, campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war and more.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 11:03 PM |
Providence Catholic health care system to pay more than $200 million for unpaid wages
(RNS) — A jury awarded Providence hourly employees in Washington about $98 million in damages, but King County Superior Court Judge Averil Rothrock found that the violations were willful, doubling the total.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 9:40 PM |
Christian nationalist activists lead pro-Israel rally at Columbia University
NEW YORK (RNS) — A ‘United for Israel’ march, advertised on social media earlier yesterday, was intended to show support for Israel, Jewish students and faculties.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 9:10 PM |
As many HBCUs thrive, faith-based Black schools fight financial and accreditation woes
(RNS) — Several faith-based historically Black colleges and universities have faced governance and financial concerns, even as other HBCUs are seeing increases in enrollment and financial donations.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 7:52 PM |
In ‘Infinite Dignity,’ the Vatican defends people, not politics
(RNS) — Tackling matters that are the topic of political debates today, the document drew more controversy than intended.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 7:14 PM |
Monster truck rally or Holy Spirit Barbie party? A Missouri megachurch offers both
(RNS) — The Stronger Men’s Conference made headlines after Mark Driscoll was kicked off the stage. But the church’s women’s conference may actually undermine evangelical stereotypes.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 5:16 PM |
‘Oppenheimer’ may have ignored our own nuclear victims. Congress should not.
(RNS) — The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expires in June. It doesn’t have to.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 4:36 PM |
Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — The boys, who are accused of following a violent extremist religious ideology, appeared in a Sydney children’s court on Thursday, with only the 14-year-old being granted bail.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 3:03 PM |
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 2:59 PM |
United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
(AP) — The plan would create multiple regional conferences — one for the United States and others covering areas ranging from the Philippines to Europe to Africa.
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POSTED APRIL 26, 2024 2:55 PM |
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A Queer Ecological Framework for Environmental Justice in Appalachia What is “queer ecologies” theory, and what would this approach look like in Appalachia?
POSTED APRIL 25, 2024 2:26 PM |
Gains in Anti-Pollution May Be Lost in the Baltimore Bridge Collapse The environmental impacts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse are still unfolding, including how the accident may set back gains in curbing pollution.
POSTED APRIL 25, 2024 1:52 PM |
Why Black Teachers Matter A new study shows that Black boys are less likely to be unnecessarily placed in special education when they are taught by Black teachers.
POSTED APRIL 25, 2024 1:25 PM |
The Impossible Dilemma of Black Female Leadership: The Tragedy of Nobody Seeing Us Even When Everybody’s Watching The very presence of Black women leaders in the workforce is fugitive. We were never intended to function in it beyond our historically designated roles.
POSTED APRIL 25, 2024 12:17 PM |
How the Clean Slate Initiative Helps Formerly Incarcerated People During Second Chance Month—and all throughout the year—the Clean Slate Initiative works to clean the records of eligible formerly incarcerated people.
POSTED APRIL 25, 2024 11:34 AM |
To Decommodify Housing, We Must Challenge Homeownership Housing justice is not just about more affordable housing. We need to remake the current system that prioritizes speculation around the right to shelter.
POSTED APRIL 24, 2024 1:27 PM |
Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation: As “Plan B” Emerges, What’s at Stake? A new Biden administration plan offers widespread student debt reduction for tens of millions of people, but with a different structure and under a different legal authority than before.
POSTED APRIL 24, 2024 1:26 PM |
Where Is Economic Justice Policy Now—And Where Does It Need to Go? While much focus is on the latest election cycle, advocates must also work to develop a deeper vision of transformative policy to advance economic justice.
POSTED APRIL 24, 2024 1:21 PM |
How to Build a Solidarity Economy: The Logic of Non-Reformist Reforms How can you transform the economy while operating in a capitalist-dominated system? One key strategy involves non-reformist reforms—reforms that also build power.
POSTED APRIL 24, 2024 10:32 AM |
Women of Color Deserve Quality Professional Development To be successful, Black women need quality professional development.
POSTED APRIL 23, 2024 1:25 PM |
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