Sex Trafficking in America (Full Documentary) FRONTLINE
This 2019 documentary tells the stories of young women coerced into prostitution – and follows one police unit that’s committed to rooting out sexual exploitation. Watch the Video
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Wisconsin Republicans threaten to impeach newly elected Democratic State Supreme Court justice: report (Maya Boddie)
After winning the supermajority in Wisconsin’s senate Tuesday, Republicans are already vying to impeach newly elected Democratic State Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz from the seat that she won Tuesday, April 4, NBC reports. Read more
US Entry into World War I
When World War I broke out across Europe in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the United States would remain neutral, and many Americans supported this policy of nonintervention. However, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 …
N.C. Democrats demand lawmaker resign amid reports she’s changing parties (Dan Rosenzweig-ziff)
Democrats in North Carolina are calling on a state lawmaker to resign after reports surfaced that Rep. Tricia Cotham (D) would switch parties to the GOP. The move, which Democrats described as a “deceit” and “betrayal,” would hand state Republicans a veto-proof supermajority in the state’s legislature, giving them greater power over issues like abortion …
Tennessee GOP file resolutions to expel three Democrats who led gun reform chants on House floor (Melissa Brown and Vivian Jones)
Tennessee House Republicans on Monday filed resolutions to expel three Democrats for “disorderly behavior” after the trio led protest chants for gun reform on the floor of the chamber last week in the wake of the deadly Covenant School shooting. Read more
Remarks of President Obama to the People of Laos
To the government and the people of Laos, thank you so much for the kind welcome that you’ve extended to me and my delegation. I am very honored to be the first American president to visit Laos. (Applause.) Thank you. I am told that this hall is where you come together for the national singing …
I dropped cluster bombs on Laos in US ‘secret war.’ Ukraine shouldn’t want this nightmare. (Mike Burton)
Ukrainian leaders in Kyiv and members of the Republican Party who’ve asked the Biden administration to release cluster munitions for use in Ukraine should beware of what they ask for. The results will be deadly and disastrous and will haunt the United States and the people of Ukraine for decades. I participated in the extensive bombing of Laos during America’s “secret …
Timeline of Food
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The Food Timeline
Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip…and why? So do we!!! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some experts say it’s impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most …
Broader perspective on ecosystem sustainability: Consequences for decision making (Roy C. Sydle, William H. Benson, John F. Carriger, and Toshitaka Kamai)
Although the concept of ecosystem sustainability has a long-term focus, it is often viewed from a static system perspective. Because most ecosystems are dynamic, we explore sustainability assessments from three additional perspectives: resilient systems; systems where tipping points occur; and systems subject to episodic resetting. Whereas foundations of ecosystem resilience originated in ecology, recent discussions …