Yearly Archives: 2021
Biden administration extends student loan moratorium until May
“We know that millions of student loan borrowers are still coping with the impacts of the pandemic and need some more time before resuming payments.”
Union declares victory as Kellogg’s strike ends with pay raise, moratorium on plant closures
“From picket line to picket line, Kellogg’s union members stood strong and undeterred in this fight, inspiring generations of workers across the globe.”
The year in inequality in 10 charts
Our economic and racial divides grew even wider in 2021, but there are signs of hope for a more equitable future.
2021: Year in review for climate change wins and losses
As the climate crisis worsens, the calls for more aggressive action grow louder. 2021 saw more business as usual, industry obfuscation and delay, but also some reasons for optimism.
In rural America, an invisible eviction crisis
In places where rental assistance has been slow to be delivered, eviction cases are piling up. No one’s tracking it.
Chicago’s last black-owned bank got millions in government deposits — then had to give...
As Black-owned banks disappear, politicians are under increasing pressure to save them. Big deposits are a ready solution, but sometimes they burden the banks more than they help.
Russian Green Deal: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Russia is a leading carbon emitter and exporter. But change is afoot inside the country.
How awesome is ‘awesome’?
Will the U.S. military under Lloyd Austin's leadership recover its long-lost awesomeness?
There’s only one essential role humans have on Earth—a humbler perspective could save the...
While the world’s oceans, nonhuman animals, and plants play starring roles in sustaining our ecosystem, why are we so bent on sabotaging it?
Media forget Afghan plight as US sanctions drive mass famine risk
Afghan citizens have been plunged into a humanitarian crisis due in no small part to U.S. sanctions, but where is the outrage?