Alabama
What Year Is It? Five States have Slavery on the Ballot | #elections | #alabama
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Google-News-Wire
- September 23, 2022
- 13th
- Abolitionism
- Bianca Tylek
- Debt bondage
- Economic history of the United States
- Involuntary servitude
- Jeff Merkley
- Krysta Bisnauth
- labor
- Nikema Williams
- Penal labor in the United States
- Penal labour
- Reconstruction Era
- slavery
- social issues
- The Root
- Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
- Unfree labour
Photo: Castelski (Shutterstock) During the November midterm elections, Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont will have to vote whether or not to fully abolish slavery, according to Yahoo! News. Now, we’re obviously not talking about whips and chains. We’re talking about that sly loophole in the 13th Amendment that subjects those convicted of a crime […]
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Alaska
Surprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule | #alaska | #politics
WASHINGTON – In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Manchin, a key player on energy and […]
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