Why Many Native American Girls Skip School When They Have Their Periods -
“Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.D. ― Dominique Amiotte, 17, always makes sure to keep a few extra tampons in her locker. It’s not much, but it’s enough to encourage at least some of her struggling friends to come to school when they have their periods.
About half of Amiotte’s girlfriends can’t afford tampons or sanitary pads. As a result, when they menstruate, they’ll skip school for as long as a week. This can lead them to fall behind in class, contributing to the already abysmal graduation rates on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. There are no official records on how many of the young women at the reservation’s 13 schools have felt the consequences of this issue, but individuals we spoke to say it’s an inescapable part of everyday life.
“It makes me angry,” Amiotte told HuffPost unflinchingly while seated in an empty classroom at the Crazy Horse School, where there are 70 girls enrolled in middle or high school classes.”
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The ‘most dangerous politician of my lifetime’ may not be Donald Trump: Robert Reich -
Two goals for November 3, 2020: The first and most obvious is to get the worst president in history out of the White House. That’s necessary but not sufficient. We also have to flip the Senate and remove the worst Senate Majority Leader in history.
Highest recommendation.
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While drug companies hike prices on things like insulin, Moscow Mitch refuses to take up legislation -
While drug companies hike prices on things like insulin, Moscow Mitch refuses to take up legislation
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Hmmmm, I’ve never heard Trump complain about all that FOREIGN AID to Israel. Isn’t he supposed to be The Guy who is against FOREIGN AID? The ANNUAL gift to Israel is equivalent to just over TEN TIMES as much as Congress recently appropriated to Ukraine, which we know Trump questioned releasing (for his own benefit). Imagine if instead that 4 BILLION was spent on AMERICAN CITIZENS for Universal Health Care and making sure no American went hungry & all American cities had CLEAN WATER. And the excess along with the money given as subsidies to the Fossil Fuel Industries could be used to fight against the Climate Crisis. If Trump ACTUALLY put AMERICA FIRST, he would use those billions of dollars FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
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Zuckerberg and the Koch foundations does not bode well for America.
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GOP Rep. Hunter, after claiming 'witch hunt,' to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds -
The California congressman was charged with misusing over a quarter-million dollars in campaign funds, money he used on family vacations and fancy restaurants
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From Crying 'Witch Hunt' to a Guilty Plea, Calls for Trump Ally Duncan Hunter to Resign Immediately -
Government watchdogs on Monday called for Rep. Duncan Hunter’s immediate resignation after it was reported that the California Republican would change his “not guilty” plea to “guilty” in the case of his alleged campaign finance violations. Hunter told KUSI Newsin San Diego in an exclusive interview which aired Monday that he plans to plead guilty on Tuesday to …
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