Ilhan Omar Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/ilhan-omar/ A platform for change Fri, 29 Jul 2022 01:30:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 House Dems and Shireen Abu Akleh’s Family Urge US to ‘Hold Her Killers Accountable’ https://flux.community/brett-wilkins/2022/07/house-dems-and-shireen-abu-aklehs-family-urge-us-to-hold-her-killers-accountable/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:00:06 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11892 Progressive U.S. lawmakers on Thursday joined relatives of Shireen Abu Akleh in demanding the Biden administration thoroughly and transparently investigate the Israeli military’s killing of the Palestinian-American journalist, with one congressman introducing a bill that would require such a probe. “We want to know who pulled the trigger, and why,” said Victor Abu Akleh, a nephew of […]

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]]> ‘What’s there to even discuss?’ Omar says free, universal school meals should be permanent https://flux.community/becca-hawkins/2022/07/whats-there-to-even-discuss-omar-says-free-universal-school-meals-should-be-permanent/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 18:00:07 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=11544 Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar argued Friday that free school meal waivers enacted early in the pandemic to forestall a surge in child hunger should be made permanent, a policy change that she characterized as a political, economic, and moral no-brainer. “We have an opportunity to prove that a government of the people, by the people, […]

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