If 2018 felt particularly hostile, you're not imagining it: Hate crime violence surged to their highest levels in 16 years, with a significant increase in violence against Latinx people LGBTQ+ people and also a drop in violence against Muslims and Arab-Americans, according to a FBI report released Tuesday (November 12). The FBI used statistics submitted by more than 2,000 police depa..

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President Evo Morales of Bolivia stepped down on Sunday (November 10), amid protests demanding his resignation in the wake of a rather contested election. Nearly every person constitutionally in line to take over the presidency — including Vice President Álvaro García Linera, the Senate president, the head of the lower residence, and the head of Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribuna..

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By Rebecca Nathanson Once Artemisa Xakriabá took the stage in front of tens of thousands of young protesters at New York City’s climate march on September 20, donning her tribe’s established headdress and speaking passionately in Portuguese, the 19-year-old Indigenous activist, student, and musician discussed of her residence in Brazil, of the commonalities that link her to some..

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By Lucas Villa Among the millions of protesters in the streets of Chile waving flags, chanting for political freedom, and slamming  their everyday pots and pans with each other, you’ll visualize one of the country's most prolific singer-songwriters, Ana Tijoux, stimulating the cacerolazos’ cry with music of her own. On October 20, Tijoux released “#CACEROLAZOS," which samples..

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How several folks are In America? The 2020 census might have the ability to tell you — unless it’s improperly conducted, in which case entire communities could miss out on millions of dollars in resources over the next ten years, and may be rendered all of the more invisible to the people elected to define them. https://www.Facebook.Com/plugins/video.Php?Href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.Fa..

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By Michell C. Clark Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg resonates with people because she knows the synergy between teaching and listening. While plenty of people log onto social media apps like Twitter with the intention of shouting their own suggestions into the void and just as speedily X-ing out of their eats, Ruttenberg listens with the intention of understanding. Her path to Judaism was bo..

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By De Elizabeth The phrase “student debt crisis” is everywhere these days, and for good reason: 45 million borrowers owe almost $1.6 trillion in the U.S. Alone — and the scenario is getting worse. Financial experts predict that the collective debt might reach $2 trillion by the year 2021, as it is growing approximately $20 billion each quarter. there really are several differe..

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Welcome to VOL.UME: LOVE Right now, a new series of stories chronicling how we find and experience romantic connections in the digital age. For the complete experience, head to VOLUME.MTV.Com. By Chingy Le Gay Ramona Flour is accustomed to being seen by others online. “I’m used to looking at a chatroom with 10,000 viewers and at least 50 to 100 people having a conversation with..

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By Lauren Rearick More than 200 artists and other members of the music industry have disavowed the retail giant Amazon, right following the agency reported its inaugural Intersect music festival, which is set to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in early December. On Thursday (October 24), a coalition of artists reported the No Music For ICE! Petition, Rolling Stone reported. Signed ..

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By Lauren Rearick Shopping for period products can be a semi-annoying habit at best, or a financial struggle that can impact a person’s ability to eat or go to school at worst. However right now one firm is support the fight towards making the process that much more inclusive: On Tuesday (October 22) Procter & Gamble reported it will be removing a Venus symbol from Routinely br..

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The student cash advance industrial intricate is a burden, and perhaps even a virus: an estimated 43 million folks are carrying a collective $1.6 trillion in student cash advance debt, as well as a vast majority of these people took out such cash advances before they were even old enough to legally drink or rent a vehicle, and often with a vague pretense that such an investment will..

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By Lauren Rearick There’s another public health crisis In the U.S. — suicide rates among American teenagers have increased by 56 percent between 2007 and 2017, according to a National Center for Health Data (NCHS) report released on Thursday (October 19). Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death among Residents of the United States ages 10 to 24; accidents Are st..

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