• Preserving Our Natural Wonders is a Patriotic Cause Worth Fighting For

    Preserving Our Natural Wonders is a Patriotic Cause Worth Fighting For
    Dorothy Gibbs chanted “save our parks” from her wheelchair while holding a sign that read “97 years old, still fighting for public lands!”
    She was among an estimated 900 protesters who turned out at Rocky Mountain National Park on March 1 to protest the Trump administration’s mass firings of National Park Service staff last month, conducted through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk. Those 900 were among thousands of America
  • What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system

    What is apartheid? New book for young readers explains South Africa’s racist system
    Liberation struggle: Soweto students protest in 1976 against having to use the Afrikaans language at school. Mike Mzileni/AFP/Getty Imagesby Xolisa Guzula, University of Cape Town and Athambile Masola, University of Cape Town
    A new book, Together Apart: The Story of Living in Apartheid, has just been published in South Africa. Intended for young people but speaking to readers of all ages, the book explores what it was like living through this dark and racist period of segregation.
    It’

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