‘Shell must not get away with this’: Niger Delta still waiting for big oil...
Titled "No Clean-Up, No Justice," the new report explains that for "more than five decades, the people of Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta, have struggled against oil pollution, destruction of the environment and human rights violations."
How the Supreme Court undermined the Black vote
Black Americans braved police violence at Selma and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act. Fifty years later, the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ushered in a new era of racially targeted voter suppression.
Americans have been bilked out of billions during the pandemic from cynical profiteers
Unless America addresses runaway income inequality and begins protecting the most vulnerable in society, the next pandemic will hit the nation even harder.
Pandemic of hate: Anti-Asian racism during COVID-19
When Trump calls coronavirus the ‘China Virus’ he INTENTIONALLY stirs up racism against Asian Americans.
A time of reckoning for monuments to racism and genocide
With so many ongoing crises arguments about history may seem esoteric, but only by honestly redressing the sins of the past can we find ways to make a better future. Toppling monuments is just a start.
Sen Bernie Sanders calls out GOP for inadequately addressing police violence in new bill
“Now is not the time to think small or respond with superficial, bureaucratic proposals.”
Supreme Court extends life of DACA in 5-4 ruling
"We took our power to the streets, the hallways of Congress, to the highest court in the land and we won."
Great American Outdoors Act passes through Senate
"Passage of the Great American Outdoors Act will move us one step closer to fulfilling the LWCF’s promise and secure the future of our parks and public lands for the next generation."
New Mexico militia member opens fire on protesters demanding removal of controversial statue
“This is not the first report of heavily armed civilian militias appearing at protests around New Mexico in recent weeks.”
Global issues require united action and a reinvigorated UN
All countries are deficient in some areas, but as humanity begins to function as a World community, the needs of everyone can be met; all that is required is that we acknowledge the needs of all and learn to share.