Arrested for trespass in climate protest on the Mississippi
Miriam Kashia, a retired psychotherapist and 100 Grannies for a Livable Future member, recounts her 2016 Mississippi Stand arrest in Lee County. She describes snowbound Iowa childhoods, fears over fossil fuels, and a belief that climate necessity justifies crossing legal lines to defend water and ecosystems.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Lee County
Dakota Access LLC
Energy Transfer Partners
Texas
Iowa Utilities Board
Lam
Miriam Kashia
After the women's march we must unite to save democracy
An African-American writer argues that women of all races share common cause against Trump era neglect. She cites historical female leaders from Deborah to Sojourner Truth and Joan of Arc, urging Black Lives Matter and white feminists to join forces to free Americans from a grave democratic threat.
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Deborah
Barak
Christ
Mary Magdalene
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Peter
Joan of Arc
Sojourner Truth
Trump
Black Lives Matter
Public Opinion Letters on Birth Control and Politics
Readers from Sumner and Blairstown criticize birth control bans and anti abortion lawmakers while defending free choice and questioning religious interference. They compare modern policy to historic oppression and urge reason over archaic standards.
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Planned Parenthood
Herman Lenz Sumner
Stop belittling Holocaust analogies in political debate
Columnist argues against using Nazi and Holocaust comparisons in discussions of immigration policy and Trump era rhetoric. He notes media amplification, warns against weaponizing historical atrocities, and calls for better, factual comparisons.
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Martin Niemeller
Niemeller
Treblinka
Auschwitz
Mexico
United States
Barack Obama
Himmler
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