#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment.
Carson was vilified -- called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, & hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, w/ media complicity. See⬇️
https://t.co/i3eHKMDBdU
MLK: “We must. . .shift from a ‘thing’-oriented society to a ‘person’-oriented society. When machines + computers, profit motives + property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism + militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
We're excited to announce that we're launching a new project alongside the @librarycongress!
Over the next year, we'll develop new classroom resources to educate middle and high school students about the historical evolution of U.S. laws on important contemporary legal issues.
In the 20 years since 9/11, the United States spent $8,000,000,000,000+ on war. Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, and education?
Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world. His net worth is nearly $195 billion dollars. But his salary is about the same as the average public school teacher in Massachusetts: $80,000. Taxing income alone won’t make him pay his fair share. It’s time for a #WealthTax.
My father in Cairo weeks before he’d be assassinated at age 39. Despite following his every move an FBI informant called him, “a man of high moral character who neither smokes nor drinks.” He spoke truth to power, and we know that truth is timeless. Rest In Peace, Dad 2/21/1965🌟
At a time of massive crises facing working families, my Republican colleagues have suddenly become very concerned about the deficit. That's funny. I didn't hear these concerns when they passed trillions in tax breaks for the rich & a blank check for endless wars. What hypocrisy!