Yearly Archives: 2021
UK banks defend climate record despite billions lent to fossil fuel industry this year
DeSmog research has found that over 86 percent (13 out of 15) of HSBC’s board of directors have current or past ties to polluting companies and industries.
‘We’re staying’: Line 3 opponents camp at Minnesota Capitol to protest oil pipeline
"We're here in ceremony. We’re here to assert our treaty rights and our right to exist and our right to clean water."
The real socialism in America isn’t what you think
It’s more socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.
Saving democracy by destroying it
America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
Corporate media politicize WHO investigation on COVID origins to vilify China
The lab leak hypothesis is, in fact, a literal conspiracy theory that is gaining traction due to constant media innuendo.
EPA takes action to protect Pacific salmon from pesticides
Pesticides generally are a problem for salmon for several reasons and can have a variety of impacts depending on the chemical involved.
Advocates call on Congress to #SealTheDeal for care, climate, and justice
The next few months will be crucial to securing the big, bold policy wins needed to build a more equitable, sustainable country for all.
Climate crisis putting a billion children at ‘extremely high risk,’ warns new UN report
Almost half of the world’s children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.
Former Texas deputy arrested for assaulting inmate
“The integrity of our profession hinges on the willingness of good cops to weed out bad cops.”
Senate Democrats fighting to tax billionaires and pass bill to invest in working families
“The unconscionable growth in billionaire wealth through the misery of the pandemic is the clearest case I can imagine for the progressive tax reform working its way through Congress.”