The coronavirus has created an opening for collective action to save our climate
Our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic has proven that collective action can enable swift and inspiring changes to how we operate as a society.
Scientists, climate experts endorse Joe Biden as 2020 presidential candidate
"On Earth Day, we speak with one voice: we must elect Joe Biden the next president of the United States—for all our sakes."
COVID-19: The rich, the poor, the ‘other’
Perhaps, the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic melt down will be the trigger for such a seismic, but essential, change in the way we live.
COVID-19 ‘liberate’ groups are the same ones pushing climate denial
The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.
Will America’s corruption end on a ventilator or in a mushroom cloud?
A political system that is structurally incapable of acting for the common good, even when millions of lives are at stake, is not just failing to solve our problems. It is the problem.
Committee to Protect Journalists denounces Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy activists
Since June 2019, more than 7,000 demonstrators have been arrested in Hong Kong for protesting against government suppression and a concerning lack of police accountability.
A decade later and still nothing learned from BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill
“Instead of learning lessons from the BP disaster, President Trump is proposing to radically expand offshore drilling, while dismantling the few protections put in place as a result of the catastrophic blowout.”
Bailout for the American people: Rep. Ilhan Omar introduces Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act
"In 2008, we bailed out Wall Street. This time, it's time to bail out the American people who are suffering."
It’s a scary time
The number of famous men accused of such assaults recently is astounding. Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Joe Biden.
How COVID-19 showed America’s dependence on blue-collar workers
These workers are the lifeblood of the nation. They step up every day and keep America running—even during a pandemic.