My friend Katherin: The merging of two worlds

This report is one of the two winners of the indigenous journalism contest organized by Survival International, democraciaAbeirta and El Espectador. The Wiwa territory is in the mountains. Specifically, in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta between the areas of Cesar, Guajira and Magdalena, in the Northeast of the country. From an early age, the […]

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Learning to care as a feminist

In a re-converted industrial building in East London, a regular session of ‘Community Massage’ is taking place. A friend tells me, “that could sound creepy!” I laugh and explain that it’s a collective of trained therapists who organise treatment on a sliding scale for a range of people including activists and those who can’t afford […]

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Twitter shakes up fight over online political ads

Twitter’s surprising decision to ban all political advertisements is shaking up the debate over how online platforms moderate political speech from public officials and candidates. The company earned a wave of praise from Democrats over its move, announced Wednesday, but faced harsh criticism from many on the right, who questioned if it amounted to censorship. […]

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FBI chief says racist extremists fueling one another, making connections overseas

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday said that violent, racially motivated extremists in the U.S. are connecting with foreign extremists, with some traveling abroad to train.  Appearing before the House Homeland Security Committee, Wray was pressed to discuss how the FBI handles domestic terrorism suspects and how it is different than foreign terrorism suspects. ADVERTISEMENT “We are […]

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House passes bill to prohibit mining near Grand Canyon

The House passed legislation Wednesday that would ban mining near the Grand Canyon, a move designed to counter any efforts by the Trump administration to bolster the uranium industry by mining on federal lands. The bill, which passed 236-185, would make permanent a mining moratorium on more than 1 million acres in northern Arizona surrounding the iconic […]

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Third person in Illinois dies from vaping-related injury

Click:ecolchi Another person in Illinois has died from an injury linked to vaping, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday, the third such case confirmed in the state. ADVERTISEMENT Click Here: liverpool mens jersey “The unfortunate death of a third Illinois resident underscores the seriousness of these lung injuries,” Illinois state health director Ngozi Ezike said in […]

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