Yearly Archives: 2021
Swept into a Covid hell of profits
The great forgetting, Part 2...
The unchecked power of police unions
For decades, police unions have shielded officers from accountability, bullied cities into doing their bidding, and attacked lawmakers who took them on.
Democracy: On the precipice?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
Plastic pellet spill from burning ship causes ‘worst beach pollution’ in Sri Lanka’s history
“No one is able to say how long we will have the adverse effects of this pollution.”
5 ways you can fight back against stigmas related to ADHD and ADD every...
Everyone can do their part to spread awareness about what is appropriate and respectful behavior when it comes to health conditions with stigmatized public perceptions.
Urban oil wells linked to asthma and other health problems in Los Angeles
In some cases, the impact on residents’ lungs is worse than living beside a highway or being exposed to secondhand smoke every day.
Life below water—the UN calls for action on ocean protection
Ahead of World Oceans Day 2021 and the second UN Ocean Conference next year, UN officials stressed the need for ‘clear, transformative and actionable’ solutions to the ocean crisis.
Food additive in Starbursts, Sour Patch Kids, Skittles, +3,000 others no longer considered safe
The additive, titanium dioxide, may cause cell mutations and damage DNA.
America cannot afford another lost decade for Black workers
As the country seeks to reinvent itself once again, it's time to place Black workers at the center of an economic recovery that works for everyone.
Biden urged to go further after ‘strong step’ toward protecting Arctic Refuge from drilling
"Until the leases are canceled, they will remain a threat to one of the wildest places left in America."