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Acronym TV [55]: Flint Water Crisis, Iowa Caucus Debacle, Obama Signs the TPP

Acronym TV [55]: Flint Water Crisis, Iowa Caucus Debacle, Obama Signs the TPP
Fri, 2/5/2016 - by Dennis Trainor Jr.
This article originally appeared on Acronym TV

This week on Acronym TV, Congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis were convened on Wednesday – but two people on the top of the list of people who should be in the hot seat weren't there. How come?

Next up, Iowa Caucus: Is this what Democracy looks like?" And Obama signs the TPP as worldwide protests ensue.

 

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In November, Indigenous protests in London included the launch of “Bringing It All Back Home,” confronting corporate power head-on.

Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.

Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.

“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”

Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.

In November, Indigenous protests in London included the launch of “Bringing It All Back Home,” confronting corporate power head-on.

Republicans’ fate in the 2026 midterms is likely sealed. But they could be out of power for multiple subsequent election cycles if Democrats are smart.

Posted 1 month 6 days ago

Whether Republicans want to be the party of Christianity or the party of worshipping false idols is a question they’ll have to seriously reckon with very soon, unless they want the American electorate to speak for them.

Posted 1 month 6 days ago

Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.

Posted 6 days 20 hours ago

“Storytelling teaches not through instruction, but through imagination and example,” says the Sami artist Máret Ánne Sara. “These stories don’t provide direct answers, but rather the ethical tools to navigate and sustain the world.”

Posted 1 month 6 days ago