Tag: North America/United States of America
A leaking oil refinery on St. Croix gives Biden his first...
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for the closure of a controversial oil and gas facility that has sickened residents of the U.S. Virgin Island.
How upskilling America will rebuild the middle class
Providing workers with a pathway for that upskilling will be essential to meeting the nation’s infrastructure needs.
USDA may allow genetically modified trees to be released into the...
A genetically engineered chestnut tree may be the first to spread into forests, setting dangerous global precedents.
Where the Federal government’s charter school program went wrong
The program gives millions to schools that disrupt rather than improve a system of public education that needs to serve all students.
Why workers Memorial Day is a national call to action
“The goal for every one of our team members is to ensure all of our brothers and sisters go home safely to their families each and every day.”
How America can curb the epidemic of violence against health care...
Health care professionals are five times more likely to encounter violence on the job than other Americans.
Biden promised to end standardized testing in schools—it was never going...
In education policymaking in Washington, D.C., the “bean counters” are still in charge.
How Biden’s agenda is shaped by the corporate class
A national government that represents corporations and routinely lies to its voters needs Silicon Valley and the corporate press to maintain a stranglehold over the dissemination of information.
The American Rescue Plan is for real
“People are hurting enough already. They don’t need more worries about the future.”
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.
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Make corporate complicity unprofitable: Gen Z campaign launches boycott of companies tied to ICE
As Trump intensifies immigration crackdowns, a new boycott movement targets the corporations supplying ICE with infrastructure, technology, and access to consumers.
Where’s the resistance to the Iran war?
A majority of Americans already oppose the war in Iran, but the bombs won’t stop until public opinion is converted into real pressure.
Democrats’ last major obstacle to defeating MAGA for good
If all Americans regardless of their political beliefs, racial backgrounds, and economic standing were required to serve together and learn from each other to achieve a goal as a cohesive unit, it could be what helps future generations heal from the division that’s plaguing our political system.
UNICEF warns child casualties are becoming catastrophic as evidence grows in Iran school bombing
More than 1,100 children have been killed or wounded across the Middle East since the United States and Israel launched war on Iran while investigations point to outdated intelligence behind the Minab school strike.
How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides
The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.