Friday, April 26, 2024

People power manifests in Puerto Rico but can it last?

Over the past few weeks, Puerto Rico has seen a massive uprising that is estimated to have brought about one-third of the U.S. Commonwealth’s people to the...

New report: ABC, CBS, NBC covered climate crisis connection to Hurricane Dorian only once...

"Climate change is fueling storms like Hurricane Dorian. But you wouldn't know that from watching broadcast TV news."
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What’s next for Venezuela as US & opposition reject negotiations aimed to end crisis...

And in the long term, there is no recognition of what does this mean for the country in terms of its social fabric, its political culture and going forward, if there’s no negotiated agreement on that process.

Climb down from the summit of hostile propaganda

The lives – and even existence – of future generations are at stake in the relationship between Washington and Moscow.

Grandmothers bring food and comfort to asylum seekers at bus stations

“Sometimes it is necessary to do the right thing, to heal a broken world.”

A new generation of Black farmers is returning to the land

They are working to repair harm inflicted over the past 400 years, with an eye toward reparations.

5 tips on how to talk climate change this holiday season

The trick is to use patience, tolerance, an optimistic tone – and last, but not least, a keen understanding of your audience – to nudge your climate-skeptic sister or father-in-law.
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Blistering U.N. report: Trump administration’s policies designed to worsen poverty & inequality

40 million Americans live in poverty, and 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty.

When profit drives us, community suffers

We evolved to be connected to nature and to one another, but our exploitative global economy is severing those relations.

Comic: The upside of crowded living

What I went through to find a place to live in the fifth most expensive city for renting.