Yearly Archives: 2021
‘End the occupation’: Progressives say cease-fire far from enough to secure justice for Palestinians
A cease-fire is necessary, but will not alone achieve freedom, justice, and equality for all who live under Israel's apartheid government."
Fossil fuel companies in UK awarded £150 million of public money ‘to find new...
A new paper is calling on the government to scrap research and development tax credits for fossil fuel extraction and instead invest the money in clean energy.
Rivers are key to restoring the world’s biodiversity
Biodiversity is plummeting, but restoring rivers could quickly reverse this disastrous trend.
SEC finds fracking sand company misled investors with claims of ‘game changing’ sand
The fracking industry’s over-the-top claims to investors have been the norm, but even when proven to be fraudulent, companies suffer almost no consequences.
Palestinian lives matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
A progressive revival: Cleveland, Preston and municipal social democracy
One of the progressive left’s goals has to be to empower citizens and this is most easily done at the local level.
Fight for 15 day of action targets McDonald’s
“We are nothing without food workers. Period. I’m so thankful that you all are doing this because it’s important that we really talk about McDonald’s specifically.”
Sanders addresses health care workforce shortage under new bill Addressing the Shortage of Doctors...
The massive shortage was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanders said.
Why Israel blows up media offices and targets journalists
Israeli leaders know that truth about human consequences of their policies is horrific when illuminated. That’s why they’re so eager to keep us in the dark.
Ahead of Biden order on climate financial risk, coalition says Wall Street must finally...
“Plans to make plans in no way matches the urgency of the climate crisis; we need action from regulators now to stop the money pipeline to climate chaos.”