“We reject the narrative that this country cannot afford to invest in a better world.” An analysis released Monday to mark Tax Day in the United States shows that the country’s 735 billionaires have seen their collective wealth soar by 62% over the past two years while worker earnings have grown just 10%, modest gains eaten away by […]
The third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day in the United States. For nearly 100 years, America honored its first president, George Washington, on February 22. That was his birthday. But the date was not a national holiday until 1968. That year, the U.S. Congress passed a measure known as the Uniform Monday Holiday […]
WHAT: Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration hosted by Alaska Pacific University **In-Person or virtual interviews will be available upon request** WHEN: Monday, October 11, 2021, 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. AKDT WHERE: Alaska Pacific University APU Website – LIVE (https://www.alaskapacific.edu/ancsa-at-50-events/) Facebook Page – LIVE (https://www.facebook.com/Alaskapacific/) YouTube Page – LIVE (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQAbWAq9YazdTbphibx9GA) WHO: Alaska Pacific University, Alaska Native […]
The national chorus of those calling to make Indigenous Peoples’ Day an official federal holiday to replace Columbus Day once and for all continued to grow Monday as Native Americans and their allies called out for a permanent and annual recognition for what has been taken from native people and communities as well as […]