Tag: human rights
Philadelphia agrees to pay $2M to innocent woman beaten by cops
“The behavior that occurred during the interaction between Rickia Young, her nephew, her son, and some of the officers on the scene violated the mission of the Philadelphia Police Department.”
A record 227 environmental defenders were killed in 2020
The study connected that rise in violence with the worsening of the climate crisis itself.
You’ll know an economic and social justice plan is serious if...
A new report on the solidarity economy details how investments in culture can support economic and racial justice.
Climate crisis putting a billion children at ‘extremely high risk,’ warns...
Almost half of the world’s children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.
New UN climate report is ‘code red for humanity,’ but joining...
In its first major climate report since 2013, the IPCC offers its starkest warning yet: Serious impacts of global warming are now unavoidable.
Ben & Jerry’s is carrying on a proud tradition of boycotts...
From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery bus boycott, an ice cream boycott for Palestinian rights fits right in with social movement history.
Free the children: Advocates demand Biden close Fort Bliss detention center...
“Instead of investing in jails, build welcoming centers to expedite family reunification.”
Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they...
“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”
Palestinian lives matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
Former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating rights of George Floyd
All four defendants were charged with deprivation of rights under color of law by willfully failing to aid Floyd, who was “in clear need of medical care.”
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.