Yearly Archives: 2021
New lawsuit challenges ‘fast-track’ permits used for oil and gas pipelines nationwide
For nearly a decade, pipeline companies have relied on the contested Nationwide Permit 12 when their projects cross waterbodies in the U.S.
The true meaning of the Afghan “withdrawal”
Will the nightmare of Saigon's fall return in Kabul?
The Republican rebrand, exposed
The GOP doesn’t give a fig about working people. It is, and always will be, the party of big business and billionaires.
Fascism’s global spread is real — as real as the spread of Covid-19
In the world’s largest democracies, far-right movements that embrace violence, reject democracy, and target the vulnerable are on the rise.
Global health leaders hail ‘monumental moment’ in Covid-19 fight as US supports vaccine waiver
“Countries that continue to oppose the WTO waiver—such as European Union countries, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Norway, Japan, and Brazil—must now take action, too.”
Climate change: how bad could the future be if we do nothing?
This is what the science suggests those very different realities could look like.
Antebellum America Redux
What is the answer to this problem that has been with our nation since its founding?
Male voices dominate the news. Here’s how journalists and female experts can turn this...
You might expect the gender ratio of people quoted in the news would mirror the gender split of our society. But that's not the case.
Immigrants to the rescue
It’s useful to bear the German experience in mind as the United States once again tackles its own “immigration crisis.”
Ugandan farmers whose land will soon become a crude oil pipeline pathway lose years...
After years of uncertainty, communities are demanding proper compensation from major oil companies who will soon begin construction of a major pipeline through their land.