Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Why activism needs to be part of any meaningful climate education

Simply teaching kids about the science of the climate crisis isn’t enough. To prevent feelings of disempowerment, they need to see how they can make a meaningful impact.

Media play up protests, play down effect of US sanctions in Cuba

While giving the protests a great deal of coverage, the corporate press across the political spectrum consistently downplayed one of the primary causes of unrest: the increasingly punitive U.S. blockade.

Meet the Two Journalists Facing Jail Time for Covering Pipeline Protests

Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and documentarian Deia Schlosberg have been arrested for committing journalism.

How to have a happy humanity

I am sure that we could solve worldwide issues of poverty, climate change, and health. Our efforts involving happiness should be made with respect to all peoples everywhere.

Study: Major media outlets’ Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times...

News outlets are still failing to grapple with a major problem that media critics highlighted during the Trump transition.

South Africa ends captive lion breeding industry

“It’s a real win for wildlife. I think commitment for change is the most courageous step and the most important one.”

Scientists Collaborate to Sort Fact from Fiction In Media’s Coverage of Climate Change

Climate Feedback is a global network of scientists who sort fact from fiction in the media’s coverage of climate change.
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17-year-old helps win last-minute stay of deportation for his mom – now she’ll see...

It has been Sikandar’s lifelong dream to send her son to college.

An historic opportunity to transform trade when we stop NAFTA II

We can stop NAFTA II and replace corporate trade with a new model that raises working conditions and protects the environment.

9 Black labor leaders and advocates reflect on the pandemic and what comes next

We asked nine leading Black labor organizers and policy advocates how to advance racial equity in the Covid recovery—and beyond. Here are their responses.