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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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forest

Forest Trump: Where ignorance grows trees

August 6, 2017 Renee Shur Activism, Environment Leave a comment

Congratulations. You’re a loyal soldier of the Trumpian resistance. You’ve gone to  demonstrations. You’ve hoisted your signs and signed the petitions. You’ve made countless

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Kelli Dunaway challenging Ann Wagner: First impressions

August 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2018 Election, Democrats, Missouri region 3 comments

Kelli Dunaway introduced herself to a small, informal group of progressive-minded Democrats last week and, as she told her jaw-dropping origin story, made a

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transgender

56 generals and admirals sign statement opposing Trump’s transgender ban

August 4, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Gender issues, LGBT, Military, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest 2 comments

When Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was banning transgender people from military service, 56 retired generals and admirals said, “No, sir.”  Their

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DEA

DEA says “no” to Trump’s remarks on rough treatment of suspects

August 3, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Police, Trump, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

The acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Agency [DEA] is not pleased with Donald Trump’s remarks to law enforcement officers, telling them not to

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EPA

Why she quit: EPA scientist’s scathing letter of resignation

August 2, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Climate Change, Environment, Resignations, Widgets: Letters of protest 3 comments

On her way out the door, after 30 years with the Environmental Protection Agency, Elizabeth Southerland left a scathing note detailing why she quit.

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know-nothing

WSJ Interview transcript: More know-nothing bs from Trump

August 2, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Media, Transcripts, Trump One comment

After its Oval Office interview with Trump on July 25, 2017, the Wall Street Journal released highlights of what the newspaper considered the most

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Problem Solver Caucus

Dems – Beware of sleepwalking into compromise

August 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Economy, Health care, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on

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abortion

Missouri’s 2017 abortion law is as harsh as they get

August 1, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Missouri region, Reproductive rights Leave a comment

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has gone out of his way to make things as difficult as possible for women seeking reproductive health services and

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white

White people ask, “What About Us?”

July 31, 2017 Helena Webb Activism, Demographics/Polls, Republicans Leave a comment

Throughout my entire adult life, my Republican friends insisted GOP policies were not racist: the laws are the same for everyone; let people pick

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