Yearly Archives: 2021
Mr. fix-it
“I got elected to solve problems.”
Beyond COVID: The essential building blocks of a just world
The qualities inherent in this global cleansing are perennial principles that many hold dear: sharing, cooperation, tolerance, understanding.
Brothers EMpowered is building that village we all need to thrive
Charles Caine founded the community mentorship organization in 2014 to help men of color overcome the barriers in their lives and the lives in their communities.
Former Texas sheriff faces new charges of destroying video depicting man’s death
The former sheriff was released on a $15,000 bond.
Support for families needs to be permanent
"The pandemic didn’t create the impossible conditions facing moms—it only exacerbated them."
Fossil fuel companies got $8.2 billion in tax bailouts—then fired over 58,000 workers
BailoutWatch highlights four companies that got tax windfalls but still fired workers.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown pushes expanding vote-by-mail to counter GOP voter suppression efforts
Oregon was the first state in the country to institute voting by mail and to establish automatic voter registration in an effort to “ensure access to this very fundamental right.”
Netflix’s ‘Seaspiracy’: Viewers react to commercial fishing industry exposé
The exposé has sparked countless questions about and investigation into the seafood industry's claims and practices.
While the rest of the U.S. was struggling, 55 corporations paid $0 in federal...
“We should continue to call on policymakers to address the gaping corporate tax loopholes that make this kind of tax avoidance possible.”
Police on trial: the disappearance Sarah Everard and #Killthebill
The violent actions of police at the vigil for Everard and later in Bristol show that British authorities can’t be trusted with the new powers that would be given to them under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill, especially during protests provoked by one of their own.