Taiaiake Alfred wrote this article for The Decolonize Issue, the Spring 2018 issue of YES! Magazine. Taiaiake is an Indigenist scholar and writer. He is from Kahnawake in the Mohawk Nation.
Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.
While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.
Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.