Yearly Archives: 2021
Inequality is set to kill millions—’We have to fight it together.’
If we take on the inequalities which hold back progress, we can deliver on the promise to end AIDS by 2030.
How to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter this holiday season
The Black Xmas campaign, started by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, urges shoppers to use their dollars wisely and in service of racial justice.
Amazon workers in Alabama get new shot at union after NLRB rules company broke...
This comes as Amazon workers worldwide from Bangladesh to Germany campaigned on Black Friday for fairer working conditions under the banner, “Make Amazon Pay.”
Shell oil plans to blast South African coastline in search for oil and gas
Shell’s oil and gas exploration on South Africa's Wild Coast will be destructive for people and nature. The best way to mitigate the effects of seismic blasting is NOT TO DO IT!!
Number of Covid boosters given in US exceeds single shots in 8 African nations...
“Our leaders’ failure to help bring the vaccines to everyone, everywhere will keep us on a cruel and never-ending cycle of illness, death, and economic suffering.”
Biden administration is cracking down on corporate recidivists
The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to fight corporate crime, which is particularly bad news for repeat offenders.
Supply-chain woes
The “graveyard shift” in a pandemic world...
The PR industry has been a ‘major’ but ‘overlooked’ influence in climate politics for...
The fossil fuel industry spends millions of dollars on shaping its image in an effort to block climate action. A new analysis shows a relatively small number of PR firms have aided this campaign from behind the scenes over the last three decades.
A guide to climate reparations
Reparations, debt cancellation, and climate justice are all regular features in climate solutions—but what do they mean in practice?
Reflections on this year’s Palestine Day – by a former Israeli refusenik
34 years ago, I was part of a group of young Israelis who refused to enforce the Occupation in Palestine while in uniform. What brought me to that point? A reflection for this year’s UN-mandated International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.