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A former student of Trump's Supreme Court nominee alleges that Neil Gorsuch told a class 'many' women manipulate employers for maternity benefits.
With President Trump in office and Jeff Sessions leading the Justice Dept., the community is worried about the future of federal hate crime prosecutions.
Getting Kids to Be Activists Through a Graphic Novel
One of the lessons of history is that it must be retaught so our children won’t repeat it. When I left Union Plus last year, I decided to enter into an “encore” career and published a graphic novel to teach kids about labor history. But most importantly, how to become an activist when you’re a teenager. That was just the beginning—AFT got involved and decided that we needed to go big on this. Through #ShareMyLesson, we wrote a lesson plan that guides kids through worker history but also gets them engaged in issues during this very important political time.
The graphic novel is for 8- to 16-year-olds; this “Generation Z” is now larger than millennials or baby boomers. When the Rules Aren’t Right: 7 Time Travel Tales of Activism is the story of Emma, a typical teenager tired of her family and her chores. She goes back in time with her nana in a time machine made out of kitchen appliances and participates in parts of activist history. From the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire to international child labor activism to farm worker safety, the book focuses on the long arc of social justice....
Getting Kids to Be Activists Through a Graphic Novel
One of the lessons of history is that it must be retaught so our children won’t repeat it. When I left Union Plus last year, I decided to enter into an “encore” career and published a graphic novel to teach kids about labor history. But most importantly, how to become an activist when you’re a teenager. That was just the beginning—AFT got involved and decided that we needed to go big on this. Through #ShareMyLesson, we wrote a lesson plan that guides kids through worker history but also gets them engaged in issues during this very important political time.
The graphic novel is for 8- to 16-year-olds; this “Generation Z” is now larger than millennials or baby boomers. When the Rules Aren’t Right: 7 Time Travel Tales of Activism is the story of Emma, a typical teenager tired of her family and her chores. She goes back in time with her nana in a time machine made out of kitchen appliances and participates in parts of activist history. From the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire to international child labor activism to farm worker safety, the book focuses on the long arc of social justice....
The theoretical physicist previously called Trump a demagogue and said the real estate mogul's popularity was beyond his understanding.
James Comey will testify at 10 a.m. before the House Intelligence Committee about the extent of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Hours before FBI Director James Comey is set to testify at the House Intel Committee, ranking member Schiff goes off on POTUS in a tweetstorm.
NBC News and its partners are going to use data analysis, social media, and investigative storytelling to report on these cases.
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Republicans, with a majority in the Senate, say they have the votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
