Indonesia announces conversion of oil palm plantations into forests to combat deforestation
The government said the conversion will happen on lands that are designated as forest.
GOP’s twisted priorities: Israel aid bill paves the way for wealthy tax cheats
Does the latest move from the GOP fits neatly into a broader pattern of policy decisions that prioritize military spending and the interests of the affluent over social welfare and justice?
Honolulu takes Big Oil to court, aiming to set a precedent in climate accountability
As the Honolulu climate case advances, eyes will be on how Big Oil defends its decades-long practices.
Politicians and feminist scholars unite in demanding an end to Gaza ceasefire
Is the growing coalition of feminist scholars and politicians is forcing a reckoning?
Top UN official resigns: ‘We are seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes’
Craig Mokhiber says the UN follows a “different set of rules” when addressing Israel’s violations of international law.
New report calls out chemical recycling as a ‘false solution’ to the plastics crisis
“I think the [plastics] industry is relying on confusing people, starting with what is it, and what do you call it.”
We need to hear more Palestinian voices
The march in Philadelphia with hundreds of others calling for an end to the violence and freedom for the Palestinian people was absent from news coverage.
Gaza’s unseen crisis: Tens of thousands of children and pregnant women drinking contaminated water
Why has the global community been slow to react to this water crisis?
A grim Halloween: Surge in mass shootings exposes America’s enduring gun violence crisis
The broad geographic distribution of these incidents underscores the fact that no region is immune to this ongoing crisis.
US stands isolated in backing Gaza massacre
The United States has placed itself in a globally isolated position by supporting the Israeli massacre in Gaza.