This article is slightly old. The execution is scheduled for April 30. Many have asked people to contact the Texas Governor, requesting a stay of execution. Number to call to reach the Governor's office is: (512) 463-2000
Texas residents can also call (800) 843-5789
We have one more day to pause the execution of James Broadnax on April 30 (tomorrow).
While he may have been involved in a shooting but they’re trying to kill him for a murder he didn’t commit. Please if you stand against right wing ideology and believe in rehabilitation or anything. Please, call or email governor Abbot.
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This is a powerful piece by Mark Twain, on the consequences of war and the uses (or misuses) of religion.
This piece provides an interesting summary of the egalitarian Zoroastrian movement of Mazdak. It highlights the ways many conservative Muslims opposed Mazdak's legacy. Yet the article also notes how some Islamic thinkers, such as Ali Shariati, embraced socialist ideas.
Christianity is being misused by powerful people to justify the illegal and immoral war against Iran.
The Catholic Church needs to reckon with this history of abuse and take steps to hold its members accountable.
Manuel Mora Valverde was the founder of the Costa Rican Communist Party (later called Partido Vanguardia Popular), and was the main artificer of the social achievements of Costa Rica, such as public healthcare, workers rights and much more. He's a very interesting figure because he achieved his policies through an alliance with the government and (most importantly) the Costa Rican Catholic Church.
They would later be outlawed following the Costa Rican Civil War in 1948 until the 70s, where they would continue under a different name. Later, the party would rupture between Valverde and Arnoldo Ferreto over the issue of political participation vs revolution.
He was declared a benefactor of the nation by the government in 1998.