Why is DOJ blocking release of Epstein files?| basurekha.substack.com
... as Israel starves, bombs,evicts and silences media about genocide in Gaza| basurekha.substack.com
'Traditional marriage' has some curious caveats as defined by Ottumwa parade organizers. So doees Project 2025.| Rekha shouts and whispers
It says there's hope. Look what the Iowa Board of Regents did.| Rekha shouts and whispers
And when will congressional Republicans demand it stop?| Rekha shouts and whispers
Des Moines exhibit highlights the challenges finding decent, affordable housing| Rekha shouts and whispers
What does it say that voters already knew all this about Trump yet put him back in office anyway?| Rekha shouts and whispers
Lady Liberty should be shedding tears of bewilderment and despair at the inhumane and probably unconstitutional treatment of migrants under this Administration.| Rekha shouts and whispers
The Administration requires government programs not to promote “gender ideology." Coalitions, including in Iowa, are suing over what that would do to the Violence Against Women Act.| Rekha shouts and whispers
How a little-known, 33-year-old Muslim democratic socialist of Indian origin beat a well-funded mainstream party stalwart - and what it means for democracy| Rekha shouts and whispers
Former Iowa lawmaker's new book aims to build empathy, bridges among children| Rekha shouts and whispers
Fewer women in policing will mean more abuses of power in police agencies| Rekha shouts and whispers
They say you can’t judge another person until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.| Rekha shouts and whispers
Sen. Joni Ernst defaults to tired lines about fraud, abuse and the undocumented to defend indefensible cuts to Medicaid and more| Rekha shouts and whispers
In D.C., speakers representing women say there's never been a more important time for civil rights, economic justice and health care agendas to come together.| Rekha shouts and whispers
Does Trump, who rails against DEI and 'preferential treatment,' even care about the appearance of bias in those he purges, panders to?| Rekha shouts and whispers
Refugees brought here legally after U.S.-Afghanistan war ended are now told to leave by May 20| Rekha shouts and whispers
For all that Trump and other MAGA leaders throw at us, The Iowa League of Women Voters' cadre of principled, effective women is standing up to it, in court and elsewhere| Rekha shouts and whispers
Governor has thumbed her nose at openness, voting rights, women's rights, diversity, separation of church and state, history, books & more| Rekha shouts and whispers
Iowa elected officials should play no part in enforcing possibly unconstitutional federal ICE detentions| basurekha.substack.com
This opinion column examines news, events and experiences through a humanitarian and social justice lens, names the culprits and applauds the defenders of truth, democracy and human rights. Click to read Rekha shouts and whispers, by Rekha Basu, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.| basurekha.substack.com
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