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A column by Abby Zimet
A column by Abby Zimet

Woman, Life, Freedom, and Stunning Perseverance: An Embrace For A Sorrowful Nation

Even as deaths In Iran mount from violent attacks by security forces sometimes firing live ammunition, tens of thousands of people are still in the streets to protest the death in custody of Mahsa Amini - and, increasingly, to call for the end of their country's brutal regime. After six weeks, unwavering Iranians continue to speak out, make art, post videos and gather in huge crowds - often punctuated by women aloft on garbage bins burning their hijabs - to chant, "Down with the Islamic Republic of Murder," "Kids Are Dying Here," "This Is the Year of Blood" and "Mahsa Will Not Be Forgotten."

Abby Zimet · Oct 26, 2022

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Republican Policies Are Killing Americans: Study

"Changing all policy domains in all states to a fully liberal orientation might have saved 171,030 lives in 2019," researchers estimate, "while changing them to a fully conservative orientation might have cost 217,635 lives."
Kenny Stancil ·

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