How the police stand to benefit from abolition
Although extending compassion to police officers might seem like a heavy lift, it is necessary if we want movement work to succeed.
93% of the Great Barrier Reef is Now Bleached
Coral bleaching events in 1998 led to a death of 16 percent of the world’s coral. This time it may be worse.
Impending Trump Dakota Access easement is illegal, Standing Rock Sioux say
The move to grease the wheels for dirty energy infrastructure sets the Trump administration up for more clashes with protesters.
Fourth Alabama correctional officer convicted for allowing inmate abuse
“When a law enforcement officer accepts his or her oath of office, they also accept the higher standard they must adhere to,”
House votes down amendments to cut ‘outrageous’ military budget
"The good news is: the American people are on to the racket and mobilizing to demand a reallocation of funding away from the Pentagon and to prioritize human needs."
Race, belonging, and unconditional white amnesty
Though Trump casts amnesty as incompatible with “being a country of rules,” history proves otherwise.
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the left
In not recognizing multiple imperialisms, is the Left also guilty of Americocentrism?
‘Humanity must prevail’ in Gaza, says UN official as refugee shelters become IDF targets
"Wars have rules," said the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. "Civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics, and UN premises cannot be a target."
30+ civil rights organizations call on elected officials to stop Amazon’s doorbell surveillance partnerships...
"Our elected officials must demand answers from their law enforcement officials, and must put a stop to these dangerous practices.”
Our bodies, societies and planet are inflamed for the same reasons
Raj Patel and Rupa Marya coauthored the book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice to highlight the connections between health and structural injustice.