"if you give people homes the next thing you know they’re going to start to get their lives together and then...start organizing and then they’ll expand Medicare...and build a fucking light rail line instead of a goddamn border wall...can you imagine the problems we’ll have then" https://t.co/OIV5QxaCA6
"Our brains and immune systems can be rehabilitated by adapting to change, taking meaning from our lives, forgiving past hurts, letting go of bitterness, maintaining a grateful outlook, and investing in relationships." Another good one by @destrysibley https://t.co/UPCDV9bJbp
Goosebumps just looking at the pictures of the new @MemPeaceJustice opening in Montgomery this Thurs. Impressed and inspired, as always, by the leadership and work of @eji_org. https://t.co/HU4YSFe2SD
A memorial in Alabama demands a reckoning with one of America's least recognized atrocities: the lynching of thousands of black people in a decades-long campaign of racist terror https://t.co/cIzkABIMr5
Translation: Women's exclusion from the labor force (in Mexico) is not related to age (half are younger than 30) or education level (66% have attended high school or college). #socialmobility#movilidadsocial https://t.co/QMBVFr9Djp
La exclusión labor de la mujer no se relaciona con la edad (la mitad tiene menos de 30 años) ni con el nivel educativo (66% tiene educación media o superior)” @robertovelezg@coneval#Mexico2018#MovilidadSocial para el Bienestar
"The first female president will have five children by three different men. Nobody will care. Her extramarital affairs with porn stars will be a matter of public record." https://t.co/NVl2CyW775
"Despite all the attention that concertgoers, music acts, and promoters have brought to the Coachella Valley, none of it has improved the lives of the Latinos who make the region run the rest of the year." https://t.co/O4UNIJLAFi
Selena Quintanilla was more than just music. It's important to understand why she continues to be alive in so many people's hearts today--bc that type of inspiration is the key to awakening people. Check out what Latinx have to say:
https://t.co/C4QFFoxYRq
This Passover, @Ryan_A_Cohen held seder in Mexico City at a table full of people of different cultures, backgrounds, and stories. Her story is entirely beautiful. Read about it on our blog! https://t.co/3rkH1WxI3X
Mexico advances through the work of its citizens - learn about 10 changes that were initially proposed and demanded by citizens https://t.co/Ooy9QVb5uz
Coauthor of Fair Housing Act Walter Mondale: “This is the story of the first 50 years of the Fair Housing Act: gradual progress and frequent setbacks.” https://t.co/L3qZq4XC3Y
After blowing my mind with #herbodyandotherparties, @carmenmmachado doesn't cease to amaze. Teaser of her latest essay: "You cannot hate an animal for what she is, especially one who bears your ungrateful mind through this terrible world." https://t.co/Pe0gibSQ1q
Let me remind everyone that there is no invasion at the border, that Mexico is not an enemy, that detentions at the border are at a 40-year low, that the undocumented populations has remained at 11M for a decade and that to send troops to the border would be a waste of time and $
Trump's wall might also harm butterflies, not just people. (Unless Congress does something about it... ) Check out this little piece I wrote for @FusionMexico to learn why. #NoBanNoWall https://t.co/tTPBooLyFv
An estimated 1 in 2 Americans with mental illness will be arrested at some point in their lives. In fact, across the country, jails and prisons have become the nation’s de facto mental healthcare providers. We can and must do better: https://t.co/smsGbBWvMp
Amazing work by my friend @michaelkleinman + @aclu and @brklndefender! Looking forward to watching and sharing the whole series https://t.co/iXmrgDHOpg
While there's been increased attention to prosecutors and judges' role in #cjreform, reform-minded mayors are also taking strides to address over-policing and mass incarceration—and in the process, are showing how critical local efforts are in this fight. https://t.co/zTgIhJszBQ