Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is states taking action
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New Mexico Commissioner Garcia Richard Bans Uranium Mining On State Lands
“My grandfather worked in uranium. My father worked in uranium. So, I did not learn about this issue from a policy paper. I learned it from my family, from the people who went into those mines, and from communities that were left with the…
Resistance is in the courts
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Federal judge orders ICE to halt "likely illegal" policies in Baldwin County
“The government stood up in court and argued that they don’t need warrants to enter private construction sites and round up all the workers, and that they can’t trust government-issued IDs. By setting aside those unconstitutional policies…
Resistance is cities taking action
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A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids
Due to be installed by the end of the year, the storage systems will be among just a handful of batteries at school buildings around the country, according to Generation180, a national nonprofit headquartered up the interstate in…
Resistance is in the courts
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Trump cancelled a $7B solar energy grant program. A Rhode Island judge just ordered its revival
The grants were expected to help $900,000 households nationwide save $350 million annually on their energy bills, according to prior estimates from the Biden administration. “This will be a really big deal for solar deployment in Rhode…
Resistance is Republican pushback
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Iowa Republicans in battleground House races vote to halt Iran war
National polling indicates that the Iran war remains unpopular with Americans overall. Only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults approved of Trump’s handling of Iran in a July AP-NORC poll, and a September New York Times/Siena poll found that about 6…
Resistance is cities taking action
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Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries
“Nobody should pay more for basic necessities because a data broker is quietly collecting information about what they’re searching for online, what they hover over, what their income is, or where they go,” said Grace Gedye, senior policy…
Resistance is public pressure
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Oconee County bans use of Flock cameras
The recent ban in Oconee County comes as automatic license plate readers have sparked a nationwide debate over concerns of mass surveillance, privacy and civil rights. There have been numerous instances of officers using Flock Safety…
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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." — Edith Wharton
There are so many people who are doing so much to make things better in our country and our world.
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