World Food Day drives home need for change in the US
The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the current industrialized food supply system, which is nested in an unequal, racialized and gendered socio-economic system experiencing the increasing prevalence of unemployment and food insecurity.
President-elect Biden’s new COVID-19 task force gives the US a fresh chance to turn...
Will there be a cohesive message from the top?
As rich nations protect corporate patents, the global vaccine divide is widening
Corporate profits are not more important than the lives of millions of poor people around the globe.
Profiting from the pandemic: Will pharmaceutical giants use patents to limit access to COVID...
The truth is that a lot of us hold out hope for when this pandemic will end, thinking that it’ll end when treatments and vaccines emerge, when a cure emerges.
One Tribe’s ‘Long Walk’ Upstream for Environmental and Cultural Justice
Wisconsin's Menominee tap their forebears—and Native American cultural rebirth underway in North Dakota—on a walk to protect their river.
Bruno Mars donates $1 million to Flint water crisis relief effort
“Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.”
Portuguese Medical Association President Calls for Global Ban on Glyphosate
The President of the Portuguese Medical Association, José Manuel Silva, has called for a Global ban on the World’s most used herbicide, Glyphosate, over the many health concerns surrounding the chemical.
From Syria to U.S.-Mexico border, refugees worldwide face hunger & deprivation as Covid-19 spreads
After weeks of warnings, COVID-19 cases are emerging in refugee camps, where social distancing is often impossible and healthcare extremely limited.
It won’t be protests that bring on the next big wave of Covid infections
If the country doesn’t see a substantial increase in new Covid-19 cases after this week, it should prompt a rethinking of what epidemiologists believe about how the virus spreads.
Standing Rock chair: Obama could stop the Dakota Pipeline today & preserve Indigenous sacred...
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, police deployed pepper spray and tear gas against dozens of Native American water protectors during a standoff at Cantapeta Creek.