UK government confirms ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs
"So today I am taking action to turn the tide on plastic pollution, and ensure we leave our environment in a better state for future generations."
Again, the US is a no-vacation nation
Nearly 1-in-4 Americans receive no paid vacation or holidays.
Climate enemy Biden: The Extinction Rebellion’s top recruiter
“We’ve run out of elections to waste,” and a presidential contest between such climate policy empty suits as Trump and Biden would be a suicidal waste of the timeliest election for climate policy ever.
How ICE is using solitary confinement to punish asylum seekers, including LGBT & disabled...
The United Nations special rapporteur on torture says solitary confinement should only be used in exceptional circumstances, and defines extended use of solitary as “inhuman and degrading treatment.”
‘The time is now:’ Over 200 economists send a letter to Congress endorsing Medicare...
"We encourage Congress to move forward with implementing a public financed Medicare for All plan to achieve the equitable and affordable universal health care system that the American people need."
Is Canada’s new Ombudsperson for responsible enterprise really capable of remedying the international damage...
But what power for remedy will CORE really offer with their recommendations and suggestions?
American corporations are helping fund the war on women
These corporations say they are all for gender equality but their political contributions say otherwise.
Why is Barack Obama the best?
Looking back at the flaws of past presidents, one can understand why Obama is the best. Because by comparison, he looks sterling.
‘A Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education:’ Bernie Sanders unveils 10-point education plan
"The United States, as the wealthiest country in history, should have the best education system in the world...sadly, that is not the case today."
‘A message that America will tolerate war crimes’: Trump poised to pardon war criminals
“It was important that the perpetrators of those horrific offenses were brought to justice. Now Trump, in a twisted, grotesque ‘celebration’ of Memorial Day, wants to pardon these and other murderers?!