Students are calling for Texas’ social studies standards to be revised to include diverse perspectives and promote critical thinking, rather than prioritizing memorization and political agendas.
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Posted inWord In Black
Democrats Celebrate as Texas Sees Political Shift
Texas voters have sent a clear message that they want leaders who focus on competence and solutions, not partisanship, and Democrats have found a model that works to deliver on those expectations.
Posted inPolitics
Proposed Texas Amendment Restates Citizenship Requirement for Voting
Texans will vote on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution, including one clarifying that a voter must be a U.S. citizen, which is already required by state and federal law.
Posted inNational
Shutdown Impacts: Travel Delays, SNAP Funding at Risk, Parks Remain Open
The federal government has shut down after Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding, resulting in thousands of federal workers being furloughed and potentially fired, with a disproportionate number of Black Americans likely to be affected.
Posted inChan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Cost of Compliance: Texas Students Caught in the Fallout of SB 12
Texas’s Senate Bill 12, which bans public K-12 schools from authorizing student clubs based on sexual orientation or gender identity, has created confusion and tension in schools, with teachers and students struggling to navigate the restrictions and find clarity.
Posted inOpinion
The Worst Bill Ever, and Republicans Want You to “Get Over It”
The recently passed legislation is a stunningly massive transfer of wealth to billionaires, cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, defunds programs for veterans, and reduces SNAP, yet Republicans like Mitch McConnell claim that We The People will “get over it”.
Posted inWomen
Karine Jean-Pierre Announces Departure from Democratic Party, Declares Herself an Independent in Upcoming Book
Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary, has announced that she is leaving the Democratic Party and will now identify as an independent in her forthcoming book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines”.
Posted inFinance
Banks Cash in as Republicans Move to Kill Consumer Protections
Congressional Republicans have introduced a CRA resolution to repeal the CFPB rule that caps overdraft charges at $5, a move that would benefit the banking industry but not consumers.
Posted inSpiritual
Preserved By Purpose – What in the World Happened on Election Day?
French author Marcel Proust wrote that “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”  What I like about this quote is […]
Posted inHomepage
Urgent Action Needed to Save Local Journalism From Big Tech’s Manipulation
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) is a bipartisan bill aimed at restoring fairness to the media industry and safeguarding a pillar of our democracy by allowing local news publishers to negotiate with Meta and Google for fair compensation for the use of their content.