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activist

noun as in abolitionist

noun as in militant

noun as in propagandist

noun as in protestor

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Experts and community activists say this is the norm for survivors with standing homes.

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“There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism.”

Tom Steyer, a 68-year-old former hedge fund manager turned climate activist, turned exactly zero heads last week when he kicked off his campaign for California governor.

After making a bundle as a hedge fund manager, the San Francisco billionaire and environmental activist has been panting after public office for years.

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Middleton appeared in the courtroom Friday morning and sat beside Mitchell’s mother and a number of activists who have long monitored the trial.

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