Monday, May 20, 2024

A ‘Red Deal’: Why indigenous communities belong at the center of climate action

"We are all related; us, plants, animals, water, air, and soil. We are all related." Asheninka Mino, a medicine...

NATO and a war foretold

While the world determines how to hold Russia accountable for the horrors it is committing in Ukraine, the members of NATO should do some honest self-reflection.

March for Our Lives – ‘The fight for their lives’

March for Our Lives has all the pinnings of a lasting movement. If the adults just let the kids do their thing, then it just might succeed.

Monsanto faces demands from Vietnam to pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange

"Vietnam has suffered tremendous consequences from the war, especially with regard to the lasting and devastating effects of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange.”

Immigrant communities win in N.M. as court protects rights in jail

The settlement is not final, but immigrant families and social justice advocates are pleased with it.

2 butterfly defenders found dead within a week in Mexico

"How can you protect the butterflies if Homero Gómez or other people are not protected?"

‘Attacking the very foundations’ of church-state separation, SCOTUS delivers ‘seismic shock’ ruling on religious...

"A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious."

What is the point of your human life?

For some time now, I’ve been trying to assess the point of one’s human life.  What makes you (or me) important or...

Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 19 years in prison for conspiracy to commit espionage

“Lee betrayed his own country for greed and put his former colleagues at risk.”