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One day, everyone will have always been against this - Omar El Akkad
One day, everyone will have always been against this - Omar El Akkad
"From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in the heart of an empire that doesn't consider you fully human. On October 25th, 2023, after just three weeks of the bombardment of Gaza, Omar El Akkad put out a tweet: "One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this." This tweet was viewed more than ten million times. One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This chronicles the deep fracture that has occurred for Black, brown, Indigenous Americans, as well as the upcoming generation, many of whom had clung to a thread of faith in Western ideals, in the idea that their countries, or the countries of their adoption, actually attempted to live up to the values they espouse"--
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One day, everyone will have always been against this - Omar El Akkad
How civil wars start : and how to stop them - Barbara F. Walter.
How civil wars start : and how to stop them - Barbara F. Walter.
"A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States. Political violence rips apart several towns in southwest Texas. A far-right militia plots to kidnap the governor of Michigan and try her for treason. An armed mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms the U.S. Capitol. Are these isolated incidents? Or is this the start of something bigger? Barbara F. Walter has spent her career studying civil conflict in places like Iraq and Sri Lanka, but now she has become increasingly worried about her own country. Perhaps surprisingly, both autocracies and healthy democracies are largely immune from civil war; it's the countries in the middle ground that are most vulnerable. And this is where more and more countries, including the United States, are finding themselves today. Over the last two decades, the number of active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. Walter reveals the warning signs--where wars tend to start, who initiates them, what triggers them--and why some countries tip over into conflict while others remain stable. Drawing on the latest international research and lessons from over twenty countries, Walter identifies the crucial risk factors, from democratic backsliding to factionalization and the politics of resentment. A civil war today won't look like America in the 1860s, Russia in the 1920s, or Spain in the 1930s. It will begin with sporadic acts of violence and terror, accelerated by social media. It will sneak up on us and leave us wondering how we could have been so blind. In this urgent and insightful book, Walter redefines civil war for a new age, providing the framework we need to confront the danger we now face--and the knowledge to stop it before it's too late"--
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How civil wars start : and how to stop them - Barbara F. Walter.
Fantasy island : colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico - Ed Morales
Fantasy island : colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico - Ed Morales
"Since its acquisition by the US in 1898, Puerto Rico has served as a testing ground for the most aggressive and exploitative US economic, political, and social policies. The devastation that ensued finally grew impossible to ignore in 2017, in the wake of Hurricane Maria, as the physical destruction compounded the infrastructure collapse and trauma inflicted by the debt crisis. In Fantasy Island, Ed Morales traces how, over the years, Puerto Rico has served as a colonial satellite, a Cold War Caribbean showcase, a dumping ground for US manufactured goods, and a corporate tax shelter. He also shows how it has become a blank canvas for mercenary experiments in disaster capitalism on the frontlines of climate change, hamstrung by internal political corruption and the US federal government's prioritization of outside financial interests. Taking readers from San Juan to New York City and back to his family's home in the Luquillo Mountains, Morales shows us the machinations of financial and political interests in both the US and Puerto Rico, and the resistance efforts of Puerto Rican artists and activists. Through it all, he emphasizes that the only way to stop Puerto Rico from being bled is to let Puerto Ricans take control of their own destiny, going beyond the statehood-commonwealth-independence debate to complete decolonization." --
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Fantasy island : colonialism, exploitation, and the betrayal of Puerto Rico - Ed Morales
Death penalty in decline? : the fight against capital punishment in the decades since Furman v. Georgia - Austin Sarat editor
Death penalty in decline? : the fight against capital punishment in the decades since Furman v. Georgia - Austin Sarat editor
"This volume presents essays evaluating the similarities and differences between the legal, political, ethical, and practical landscapes confronted by the death penalty abolition movement at the time of the Furman v. Georgia decision and subsequent reversal and those confronted by the same movement today"--
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Death penalty in decline? : the fight against capital punishment in the decades since Furman v. Georgia - Austin Sarat editor
Border women and the community of Maclovio Rojas : autonomy in the spaces of neoliberal neglect - Michelle Tellez
Border women and the community of Maclovio Rojas : autonomy in the spaces of neoliberal neglect - Michelle Tellez
"This is a book about hope, struggle, and possibility in the context of gendered violences of racial capitalism on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border"--;Near Tijuana, Baja California, the autonomous community of Maclovio Rojoas demonstrates what is possible for urban place-based political movements. More than a community, Maclovio Rojas is a women-led social movement that works for economic and political autonomy to address issues of health, education, housing, nutrition, and security. Border Women and the Community of Maclovio Rojas tells the story of the community's struggle to carve out space for survival and thriving in the shadows of the U.S.-Mexico geopolitical border. This ethnography by Michelle Téllez demonstrates the state's neglect in providing social services and local infrastructure. This neglect exacerbates the structural violence endemic to the border region--a continuation of colonial systems of power on the urban, rural, and racialized poor. Téllez shows that in creating the community of Maclovio Rojas, residents have challenged prescriptive notions of nation and belonging. Through women's active participation and leadership, a women's political subjectivity has emerged Maclovianas. These border women both contest and invoke their citizenship as they struggle to have their land rights recognized, and they transform traditional political roles into that of agency and responsibility. This book highlights the U.S.-Mexico borderlands as a space of resistance, conviviality, agency, and creative community building where transformative politics can take place. It shows hope, struggle, and possibility in the context of gendered violences of racial capitalism on the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border"--
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Border women and the community of Maclovio Rojas : autonomy in the spaces of neoliberal neglect - Michelle Tellez
Trump 2025 Executive Orders list by Category.docx
Trump 2025 Executive Orders list by Category.docx
FIND YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member type in your zip code Look at results for senators and house reps Call them!! Trump 2025 Executive Orders list by Category As of 2/5/2025; updated 2/11/2025; updated 2/12/2025; updated 2/21/2025; updated 3/3/2025; upd...
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Trump 2025 Executive Orders list by Category.docx
"Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by 'shoddy work'" #ELB
"Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by 'shoddy work'" #ELB
WaPo: Justice Department lawyers defending the Trump administration’s policies are encountering mounting criticism and frustration from federal judges, a sign of deepening tension between the executive branch and courts weighing its aggressive uses of power. In recent hearings and rulings, … Continue reading “Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work'” →
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"Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by 'shoddy work'" #ELB
Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment - First Amendment Watch
Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment - First Amendment Watch
This repository, compiled by legal scholar Tim Zick, catalogues the breadth of unprecedented actions taken by the Trump administration that disregard fundamental First Amendment principles.
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Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment - First Amendment Watch
Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides links to groups performing data and website rescue.
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Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
President Trump Signs Executive Order on American History
President Trump Signs Executive Order on American History
President Trump signed an executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” on March 27 directing action at the Smithsonian Institution and public monuments, including Independence Hall, to reverse and remove public scholarship and activity related to race and gender in particular, characterized in the order as “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
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President Trump Signs Executive Order on American History
American Library Association kicks off National Library Week with the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 and the State of America’s Libraries Report | ALA
American Library Association kicks off National Library Week with the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 and the State of America’s Libraries Report | ALA
The American Library Association (ALA) today released the highly anticipated Top 10 Most Challenged Books List.
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American Library Association kicks off National Library Week with the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2024 and the State of America’s Libraries Report | ALA
New Research by Shefali Milczarek-Desai is the First to Analyze the Current Migrant Child Labor Crisis in the United States
New Research by Shefali Milczarek-Desai is the First to Analyze the Current Migrant Child Labor Crisis in the United States
Desai's new research explores the interplay between employment and labor laws, immigration law and policy, and the vulnerability of migrant children
·law.arizona.edu·
New Research by Shefali Milczarek-Desai is the First to Analyze the Current Migrant Child Labor Crisis in the United States
Free speech : what everyone needs to know - Nadine Strossen.
Free speech : what everyone needs to know - Nadine Strossen.
"This concise but comprehensive book engagingly lays out answers to myriad questions about free speech principles and current controversies, including those pertaining to hate speech, disinformation, and social media. Nadine Strossen, one of America's leading free speech scholars and advocates, focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution toward more speech protection -- in particular, the civil rights movement. She highlights the many cases in which robust speech-protective principles have aided advocates of racial justice and other human rights causes. The book also shows how these rulings reflect universal, timeless values that benefit everyone, regardless of identity or ideology. Correcting prevalent misunderstandings, the book explains that the First Amendment sensibly permits government to outlaw the speech that is the most dangerous, while outlawing the censorship that is the most dangerous. The book's lively question-and-answer format clearly and memorably presents free speech tenets, citing colorful episodes and eloquent language from landmark Supreme Court opinions. It will be illuminating to a wide range of readers, from those who know nothing about free speech law, to experts who seek a well-organized summary of major doctrines, as well as insights into their background and rationales." --
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Free speech : what everyone needs to know - Nadine Strossen.
Fearless speech : breaking free from the First Amendment - Mary Anne Franks.
Fearless speech : breaking free from the First Amendment - Mary Anne Franks.
"Fearless Speech emphasizes the distinction between what speech a democratic society should protect and what speech a democratic society should promote. The First Amendment has been legally deployed most visibly and effectively to promote powerful antidemocratic interests: misogyny, racism, religious zealotry, and corporate self-interest, in other words, reckless speech. Franks argues we need to focus on fearless speech--speakers who have called out injustice and hold the powerful accountable"--
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Fearless speech : breaking free from the First Amendment - Mary Anne Franks.
'Flood injustice' calls us to declare the dignity of vulnerable communities | National Catholic Reporter
'Flood injustice' calls us to declare the dignity of vulnerable communities | National Catholic Reporter
In this dispiriting moment when the Trump administration has rejected environmental justice and climate change, what can the 2023 Pajaro flood teach us about how Catholic moral thought responds to such realities?
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'Flood injustice' calls us to declare the dignity of vulnerable communities | National Catholic Reporter
The rise of social consciousness: Tucson protests surge amid global conflicts
The rise of social consciousness: Tucson protests surge amid global conflicts
Tucson has become a hotspot for growing protests, sparked by global issues like the Israel-Palestine conflict and local reactions to President Donald Trump’s policies. What began as a response from the University of Arizona students to the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine in October 2023 became a focal point for a new wave of...
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The rise of social consciousness: Tucson protests surge amid global conflicts
Roundup: Trump-Era Agency Policy in the Courts
Roundup: Trump-Era Agency Policy in the Courts
Our new data tool, Tracking Major Rules in the Courts, compiles more up-to-date case results that can be easily compared across presidential administrations, and offers additional research findings. Between 2017 and 2021, the Institute for Policy Integrity[[The Institute for Policy Integrity has filed amicus briefs in several of the cases discussed in this Roundup. Policy Integrity did not represent any of the parties.]]documented the outcomes of litigation over the Trump administration's use of federal agencies to implement its policies.[[The Roundup does not include litigation over self-implementing presidential memoranda or executive orders or over project-level decisions.]] We tracked litigation over agency actions such as regulations, guidance documents, and agency memoranda.[[At times, advocates have brought lawsuits over a single agency action in multiple different courts. The Roundup combines decisions from different courts regarding the same agency action in a single entry. ]] The win-loss rate below reflects all decisions through January 20, 2021, when the Biden administration took office. [[A new administration’s litigation strategy may differ from the previous administration’s litigation strategy due to differences in policy objectives. See Bethany A. Davis Noll, “Tired of Winning”: Judicial Review of Regulatory Policy in the Trump Era, 73 Admin L. Rev. 353, 389 (2021) (noting ways in which Biden administration’s strategy changed in light of substantive goals). Accordingly, changes after President Biden took office are not clearly attributable to the Trump administration, and we did not recategorize reversals that occurred after this transition.]] Any reversals or modifications on appeal that occurred during the remainder of 2021 are noted in the case descriptions. [[The Roundup reflects wins and losses as they stood on January 20, 2021 when President Biden was inaugurated and his administration took over the defense of cases. Subsequent reversals on appeal or any other subsequent modifications that occurred prior to April 1, 2022 are noted in the relevant entry, but are not reflected in "win" or "loss" categorizations. If cases in the tracker were instead categorized as wins or losses based on subsequent substantive reversals on appeal or other subsequent modifications that occurred, 57 cases (23%) would have been successful for the administration and 188 (77%) of cases would have been unsuccessful for the administration.]] As of April 25, 2022, those updates are no longer being added.
·policyintegrity.org·
Roundup: Trump-Era Agency Policy in the Courts
Akin's Trump Executive Order Tracker
Akin's Trump Executive Order Tracker
The executive orders published by the Trump Administration cut across dozens of industries. This searchable tool, helps clients break down the orders and their impacts on specific industries. Akin will provide in-depth analysis of specific orders.
·akingump.com·
Akin's Trump Executive Order Tracker
Report of the Prejudicial Materials Working Group - RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group, June 2024
Report of the Prejudicial Materials Working Group - RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group, June 2024
The Prejudicial Materials Working Group (PMWG) of the RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group (CVEG) was convened in the summer of 2020 to review, revise, and generate new terminology in the RBMS Controlled Vocabulary for Rare Materials Cataloging (RBMS CVRMC) that would be useful for indexing works that are prejudicial in nature, or that are the byproduct of prejudicial and hateful systems and ideologies. This work included review and revision of scope notes and relationships between terms.
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Report of the Prejudicial Materials Working Group - RBMS Controlled Vocabularies Editorial Group, June 2024
Women's History Month 2025 | A Reading List
Women's History Month 2025 | A Reading List
In 1987, Women’s History Month was formally recognized by presidential proclamation as a monthlong celebration to honor women’s contributions, accomplishments, and voices throughout U.S. history. The following books spotlight extraordinary women from the distant and not-so-distant past—women both imagined and real, both famous and little-known, coming from diverse cultures, countries, and continents.
·libraryjournal.com·
Women's History Month 2025 | A Reading List
“Urgent need": Report paints stark picture of homeless services in Tucson and Pima County - AZ Luminaria
“Urgent need": Report paints stark picture of homeless services in Tucson and Pima County - AZ Luminaria
Day in and day out, social workers and case managers working to find people housing in Pima County hit an overwhelming reality: homelessness in the region is increasing, funding cliffs mean fewer beds, and the majority of unhoused individuals who request help from service providers are unlikely to see any result.  It’s an unflinching picture […]
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“Urgent need": Report paints stark picture of homeless services in Tucson and Pima County - AZ Luminaria