Tag: Amsterdam
Grocery store opens world’s first plastic-free aisle
This comes at a time when unnecessary plastic pollution is a growing global concern that is affecting our oceans, habitats and food chains.
This company is turning plastic waste into public furniture
The New Raw's project, "Print Your City!" calls on citizens to support turning their discarded plastic into furniture by combining 3D printing with recycling.
The Dutch city that offered refugees a permanent home
When 500 refugees arrived in their community, residents of Zaandam were wary. But by the time the newcomers could apply for residency status in Europe, neighbors didn’t want them to leave.
A Century of Women Working for Peace
Deeply committed peace activists from around the globe gathered in The Hague, Amsterdam this week marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of WILPF, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, where women have been working for peace for more than a century.
POPULAR
House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
FBI is making an enemies list—and most corporate media didn’t even check it once
The counter-revolution will not be televised.
Winter storm exposes Gaza shelter crisis as UN warns Palestinians left to freeze
As torrential rain floods tent encampments and an 8 month old baby dies of exposure, UN officials and aid groups say Israel’s continued blockade of shelter and supplies is deepening a humanitarian emergency despite ceasefire commitments.
We need to know how corporate Democrats made President Trump possible
Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe.
Trump order targets state AI laws as critics cite Big Tech influence and federal...
A new executive order directs the Justice Department to sue states over “onerous and excessive” AI regulations and threatens funding cuts, drawing backlash from lawmakers, watchdogs, and governors who say it rewards major tech donors at the expense of public protections.