UN warns Gaza’s economic recovery could take 350 years under Israeli blockade
The UN warns that, should the blockade remain in place, GDP per capita will continue “to decline continuously and precipitously,” placing Gaza’s future in severe jeopardy.
Ex-felons could soon get their voting rights back in Florida
Many believe that if this amendment passes, it will reshape "electoral politics" in the swing state.
Hungry polar bears are eating garbage instead of seals as their habitats melt away
“Education, the implementation of polar bear-proof methods of waste storage, law enforcement and the provision of adequate resources at the community level are required to mitigate this potentially increasing problem.”
EPA finds 23 commercial sterilizer facilities across the country above agency’s cancer-risk rate
Ethylene oxide is known to cause cancer when people within close proximity to sterilizer facilities breathe the gas in over the course of many years.
How climate change threatens HIV care in vulnerable US communities
These disasters not only wreak havoc on infrastructure and displace communities, but also disrupt access to critical healthcare services.
After two decades without charge Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee as Biden faces final push...
After over two decades without charge, a Guantánamo detainee is repatriated, raising urgent questions about justice and human rights.
The most important thing media can tell us is how we’re getting infected
Finding out what the weak spots are in our defense against the coronavirus is the most vital task journalists can perform right now. It’s news we could use—desperately.
From the border land: A Kennedy fasts with farm workers again
"Peace, compassion and justice for those who have suffered, that's what the United States should stand for."
Mexico’s leftist president-elect AMLO promises sweeping changes on corruption, poverty, drug war
López Obrador ran an anti-corruption, anti-violence campaign and has vowed to expand pensions for the elderly, boost spending for social programs and increase grants for students.
Bernie Sanders Joins Forces with Protestors to Halt DAPL
Sanders and four other senators have signed a powerful letter sent to Obama urging a halt of the Dakota Access Pipeline.