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Red Hen

Red Hen Incident reminds us of the wisdom of Michelle Obama’s words – “When they go low, we go high”

June 24, 2018 Arthur Lieber Activism, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Community/Common good, Democracy, Human Rights Leave a comment

Is it understandable that the frustration of living in a world with the duplicity of Donald Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and others would want

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Bill of Rights

Quick Quiz: Which one of the twelve items below has nothing to do with a civilized society?

April 3, 2018 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Constitution, Democracy, Guns, Human Rights, Justice Leave a comment

You cannot be forced to have someone stay in your house of you don’t want them to be your guest. If you are arrested

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Bagalan-Djene

Kurdish Rights and Autonomy in the Middle East

March 30, 2018 Adam Levin Civil liberties, Community/Common good, Human Rights, International, Protest/Resistance Leave a comment

The March for Our Lives on March 24th received much-needed attention from the mainstream press. However, March 24th also saw demonstrations across the world

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Emma Gonzalez

Time for students to patronize adults; not the other way around

February 27, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, 2020 Election, Activism, Civil liberties, Democracy, Education, Guns, Human Rights, Justice Leave a comment

So many adults think that it is so cute, even enlightening, when a student such as Emma Gonzalez at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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Roy Moore

Conservatives and the Old Confederacy have Credibility Gap

November 14, 2017 Arthur Lieber Campaigns, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Constitution, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Religion in Politics, Republican Brain Leave a comment

It should not surprise us that Judge Roy Moore supporters and others on the extreme right have taken to lambasting the Washington Post. When

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DACA

Who did Trump consult on his cruel DACA decision? Anybody?

September 11, 2017 Renee Shur Human Rights, Immigration Leave a comment

When Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on September 5 that the Trump administration would be terminating DACA, Trump and members of his  governing gang

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Little League

Let’s have a shout-out for disorganized sports and living life

August 28, 2017 Arthur Lieber Children, Democracy, Human Rights, Military, States, Uncategorized Leave a comment

It may be that I’m romanticizing the past, but I feel so fortunate that when I was younger I had limited exposure to organized

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Shower Truck

Charity: It feels so good it hurts

August 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber Activism, Charity & Justice, Civil liberties, Democracy, Homelessness, Human Rights, Poverty Leave a comment

This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the

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border walls

Where the border walls are: Spoiler alert — everywhere

July 18, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Human Rights, Immigration, International Leave a comment

The U.S-Mexico border wall may or may not be under construction, but it’s not the only contemporary attempt at a barrier between countries. According

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Mental health day

Mental Health Days were not just invented

July 16, 2017 Arthur Lieber Employment, Ethics, Human Rights Leave a comment

NBC Nightly News concludes most of its broadcasts with a segment that it calls “Inspiring America.” Because so much “bad news” is reported, particularly

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