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Joerg Rieger: Slavery was the ultimate labor distortion; empowering workers today would be a form of reparations (Column)
The conversation about reparations for slavery entered a new stage in 2021, with the U.S. […]
The conversation about reparations for slavery entered a new stage in 2021, with the U.S. […]
The anti-abortion movement “was always about raw political power for the right. It was never about the preservation of human life,” Susan J. Demas writes in this column.
“This year, teachers, we are on our own. We will be thanked, but we will not be kept safe. We will be called heroes, but we will not be advocated for,” Aaron Schwartz writes in this column.
“Elected officials owe their constituents more than representation. They owe them the truth,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column.
“The Lawrence City Commission needs to refocus on creating and implementing the Climate Action Plan before expanding Lawrence,” Birdie Alt writes in this column.
“The first 1,000 days — from a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday — is a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability for a child. Babies’ brains develop fastest during this period,” Treva Smith and Brenda Bandy, co-executive directors of the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition, write in this column for the Kansas Reflector.
“We want to believe that we can change the world and our circumstances for the better. … But the end of our two decades in Afghanistan suggests that belief isn’t enough,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for the Kansas Reflector.
“Even when it comes to rejecting beauty norms, there is a standard, and that standard is still the most acceptable type of body,” Kimberly Lopez writes in this column.
The Rexy Run/Walk, hosted by BabyJay’s Legacy of Hope, is back and in person this year on Saturday, Aug. 21.
“We witnessed what is the heart of all unions across the country. SOLIDARITY,” officers of the Kansas AFL-CIO write in this column.
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