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Upcoming Events Nomination Deadline for the 2019 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching Thursday, August 1, 2019 Nominations open for APA leadership positions Sunday, September 15, 2019 Deadline to submit reports for the Fall 2019 board meeting Monday, September 30, 2019 Application deadline for grant requests from the Berry fund Monday, September 30, 2019 Nomination deadline for the 2020 Baumgardt Memorial Fellowship Friday, November 1, 2019 Public Philosophy Network Related Group News Deadline Reminder: 2019 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought Posted in APA Announcements, 6/4/2019 12:55:00 PM The submission deadline for the 2019 Essay Prize in Latin American Thought is Wednesday, June 5 . The author of the best unpublished, English-language, philosophical... more » Call for Nominations: 2019 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching Posted in APA Announcements, 5/1/2019 11:00:00 AM We are pleased to open the call for nominations for the 2019 Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching . This annual prize recognizes a philosophy... more » Request for Proposals: APA Diversity Grants and Small Grants Posted in APA Announcements, 4/12/2019 11:00:00 AM The American Philosophical Association is now accepting APA member proposals for 2019–2020 grant funding. Small Grant Fund Each year, the APA's small grant fund, financed... more » Gualtiero Piccinini has won the 2018 Barwise Prize Posted in APA Announcements, 3/20/2019 11:00:00 AM The APA is pleased to announce that Dr. Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri–St. Louis) has been selected by the APA committee on philosophy and computers... more » Reminder: This Sunday is the deadline for Graduate Student Council nominations Posted in APA Announcements, 2/18/2019 11:00:00 AM We are currently accepting nominations for two elected seats on the Graduate Student Council (GSC). All student associate members who are current graduate students in... more » View All News »

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NPR NEWS- Alexander Acosta Steps Down As Labor Secretary Amid Epstein Controversy.

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Will you call voters from home? BERNIE SANDERS.

David -

Here’s how we’re going to make Bernie our next president: by having conversations with millions of Americans, one person at a time.

And now we’re making it VERY easy for you to have those conversations with voters on your own, right from your home. It’s called the Bernie Dialer. And we’re opening it up for the first time tonight.

First up: voters in California — a state that votes early and that is BIG for us to win.

So what do you say? Can you take this important step to help Bernie win?

You must have access to a tablet or desktop computer as well as a phone. If you have all that, start making calls right now!

YES, I’LL MAKE CALLS NOW!

If you want to call later, or don't have a tablet or desktop computer right now, sign up for a shift to call when you can.

YES, I’LL MAKE CALLS LATER!

The Bernie Dialer is one of THE most important tools we have in this election. No one else has the kind of grassroots movement working day and night like we have for Bernie.

And the more voters we can talk to, the more we’ll be ready to win elections next year — so we can win this nomination, defeat Donald Trump, and transform our country.

Are you free right now and have access to a desktop computer or tablet? Call California voters right now.

Busy or not near a tablet or desktop computer? Not a problem. Sign up for a shift to call voters later.

Thanks for all you do for our movement.

In solidarity,

Claire Sandberg
National Organizing Director

Petition: Trump needs to close immigrant camps now. BOB FERGUSON.

Hi David, On November 9, 2016, the day after Donald Trump was elected, I told my team to get ready to go to work. From day one of President Trump’s campaign it was clear that this president would pursue illegal, discriminatory actions to demonize and intimidate immigrants and their families. So I made sure our team was ready to challenge President Trump’s harmful, unconstitutional policies the day he took office. Three days after he announced his Muslim Travel Ban, we stood up to President Trump and handed him the first legal defeat of his presidency. We protected DREAMERs from the threat of deportation through our lawsuit -- two years later, the judicial order is still the only thing keeping DACA in place. We supported an ACLU lawsuit to prevent the administration from unilaterally refusing to hear asylum claims. And, when the president tore immigrant children from their families’ arms, my office led a coalition of more than a dozen states in a lawsuit to stop the administration’s cruel family separation policy. You know our record. We are 21-0 against the Trump administration. We keep fighting, and we’ll keep winning -- but the president keeps pushing his dangerous agenda. President Trump has created a humanitarian crisis at the border. His reckless policies -- separating children from their families, keeping children in cages, and allowing inhumane, cruel conditions in detention centers -- exacerbate the suffering of people who come here fleeing violence, seeking refuge, and trying to build a better life. We know that immigrant children have been held for weeks without access to basic necessities like clean water, toothbrushes, showers, soap or a place to sleep. The Justice Department’s lawyers are even trying to argue that they don’t need to provide children with toothbrushes. I am sickened at these reports. This is not what America stands for.  That’s why yesterday I filed a legal brief asking a judge to issue a restraining order against the Trump administration to protect the health and safety of the children detained at the border.  Enough is enough. I’m standing up to the president and his disregard for judicial orders and the basic human rights of immigrant children. But I need to know you’re with me in this fight. Help me send a message to the president that children belong with their families and that no one of any age, background, or immigration status should be held hostage in inhumane conditions. Please add your name with mine to call on the Trump administration to close the camps today. -Bob ADD YOUR NAME