Yearly Archives: 2021
Biden administration reverses rule that gutted protections for migratory birds
The "now-defunct rule" will continue to protect birds from incidental take and other activities specifically intended to kill birds.
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
New report exposes corporate scheme to derail Biden agenda and ‘upend democracy’
“Congress needs to do its job, fight these bullies, and pass a budget package for the people.”
“A horrible mistake”
Recovering from America’s imperial delusions...
The secret to actually taxing the rich
Imagine what programs we could fund, how many people we could help, if the IRS was able to recoup that $163 billion that the top 1 percent shorts the government every year. Fully funding the IRS should be a no-brainer.
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous People
“In the context of our climate emergency, when Indigenous peoples stand against pipelines, we are not only standing up to protect our land rights, we are also standing up for everyone on the planet and future generations that come after us.”
The UN crisis
This problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United Nations. But the rise of right-wing populists who insist on their sovereign right to do whatever they please poses an additional challenge to the international community.
Former Pennsylvania cop charged with assault after pulling gun on innocent man
He has been charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, discharging a firearm, simple assault, and reckless endangerment of another person.
The US is ‘out of step’ on primate research with the rest of the...
While the European Union votes to phase out animal research, the United States wants more.
In a California desert, sheriff’s deputies settle schoolyard disputes. Black teens bear the brunt.
Deputies in California’s Antelope Valley are disproportionately citing Black teens, often for minor infractions, like getting in fights or smoking.