This Day in Alaska History-August 31, 1953
‘We Continue to Fail to Protect Our Youngest’: Guns Leading Cause of Death in Kids
“These massacres are preventable,” said Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley. Following the latest school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic lawmakers are highlighting recent data showing firearms are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children as evidence of the fatal consequences of Republican opposition to gun control legislation. “This is a choice,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) tweeted Wednesday. “Every […]
Biden Administration Announces Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The Biden administration has announced a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday that the administration “will not send any diplomatic or official representation” to the Winter Games because of China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses.” […]
In First, US Labeled ‘Backsliding’ Democracy as Global Authoritarianism Grows
A new report calls the rejection of the 2020 election results by many in the Republican Party as an “historic turning point” for the United States. For the first time in its four years of compiling annual data on the state of democracy around the world, an international think tank added the United States to its […]