Yearly Archives: 2021
10,000 striking John Deere workers demand ‘equitable’ pay & benefits as company sees record...
Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.
Climate change could turn a carbon sink into a carbon bomb
There is some debate as to whether this thawing of permafrost in peatland ecosystems is “a long freight train moving slowly as it unloads its greenhouse gases" or a carbon bomb about to blow as the train careens off the tracks.
We need immediate and drastic climate action
We must very rapidly stop the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
Our future vs. neoliberalism
As human beings, we have the same collective power that human beings have always had to build a better world for ourselves and our children - and now is the time to harness that power.
99.9% of scientists agree on human-caused climate change
“Our study helps confirm that there is no remaining scientific uncertainty about the urgency and gravity of this task.”
California cop under investigation after punching teen on video
“This incident, like any use of force incident involving a Hemet Police Officer is taken seriously and will be thoroughly investigated.”
What it’s like to watch a harpooned whale die right before your eyes
Author Paul Watson has no problem with critics calling him and his marine-life-defending colleagues pirates—it’s far better than helplessly standing by and doing nothing in the face of the violence against animals they have witnessed.
Exposed: how Pfizer exploits secretive vaccine contracts to strong-arm governments
“Pfizer has used its monopoly on a lifesaving vaccine to extract concessions from desperate governments,” said the report’s author, urging action from the Biden administration.
Amazon, IKEA among 9 companies pledging to use zero-carbon shipping fuels by 2040
“If major retail brands truly want to do their fair share on climate change, they need to be on a course correction now, not 19 years from now.”
Water protectors show that ‘another world is possible’ — through resistance and care
During a week of action with over 600 arrests, water protectors occupying the Bureau of Indian Affairs showed that caring for one another is directly connected to caring for the Earth.