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Voting rights for all incoming New Yorkers

Chances are that from now on non-citizens can vote in elections in New York City. A bill to make this possible is on its way to a large majority. Writes if the law is passed InterceptNearly a million New Yorkers who do not have US passports will be allowed to vote. The call to give immigrants the right to vote is heard across the United States.

Scottish media moguls

Scottish Group of Investigative Journalists, mongooseFor a while, he was investigating who controls the leads in Scotland. They highlight those in power in politics and business and this week also in the media. We already had a déjà-vu when we read that the ten Scottish newspapers are in the hands of three media tycoons:Rupert Murdoch, Lord Rothermere and Frederick Barclay. Media focus has become a huge democratic problem throughout the Western world.

society and poetry

Readers of Loyal Apache know that we feature a poet (ess) in every issue to allow him or her to reflect on the community. Poetry should not be limited to literary salons and online hair blogs. We are so happy Sambol Who shares this opinion? Throughout the summer, they allowed poets to express their opinions in the Society and Poetry series. From Benno Barnard, Geert van Estendel and Bert van Raymdonk to Anneli David and Mahu Mertens.

Without papers but not without rights

Unregistered workers are extremely vulnerable. Sometimes this leads to desperate acts like the hunger strike that is still going on in Brussels. Jan Nockart, FAIRWORK EXHIBITION COORDINATOR BELGIUM, OUTLINE social media guide Area, the news magazine of motion.net, presents a humiliating photo of the exploitation of these “illegal” employees. But even without papers, they have rights, and they can also enforce them.

Connect with conscience

Flemish law continues to stir emotions. Faroe He questioned the members of the canonical committee Catherine Verlison and Jean Dumoulin. When Dumoulin was asked what the law should achieve in his opinion, he replied: “I think link and authenticity are important, especially in the context of globalization. “Linkage” should not be pushed into a conservative or reactionary angle. Let us not see it immediately as something negative. It’s about being proud of the past.” Perhaps we can begin by re-reading the work of the man who taught our ancestors to read. Hendrik’s conscience was not the reactionary and racist author he is often taken for. Researcher Kevin Abselis wrote for science news Fantastic rehabilitation from the author Flanden Lion.