Tag: social justice
Populist climate action requires thinking about freedom from specific oppressors—not just...
The climate crisis is a form of oppression by a wealthy few.
Democrats didn’t win—they simply held the line
Yes, it was a relief that increasingly fascist Republicans didn’t sweep the midterms. But our democratic standards cannot fall so low as to accept a split Congress.
What the failure of Liz Truss’s economic agenda in the UK...
Britain’s rejection of Liz Truss’s trickle-down economics ought to serve as a warning to the United States, where midterm elections are about to commence.
Environmental racism is poisoning America’s waters
Thousands of people in U.S. cities have been left without access to clean water. Communities say institutional racism is to blame.
Universal tipping points: change is coming
Much like individual change, societal developmentshappen gradually, often painfully; even when sudden shifts take place, seemingly ‘out of the blue’, they arethe...
Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think
It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating.
Connecting the dots between climate devastation and fossil fuel profits
As Pakistan drowns, as Puerto Rico is cast into darkness, and as Jacksonians remain thirsty, it’s past time for a climate tax on fossil fuel companies.
Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid ‘apathy and injustice’
Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism.
Is the US legal system at war with its people?
Incarcerations, brutality, and torture are common in the U.S. Activists claim that this amounts to a war waged against racially marginalized, poor, and working-class people.
Joe Biden could have gone a lot further on student loans
The president’s loan forgiveness plan is narrow and paltry—and his administration’s preparation to fend off outraged criticism from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes.
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The Constitution as free-for-all, a la carte buffet
If this be not the worst subversion,/ Where's real career-ending perversion?
US to launch Squad, first solar electric city car
“Squad offers an affordable, secure, quick and sustainable solution for your daily mobility needs.”
100+ groups urge Congress to back Sanders’ Yemen War Powers Resolution
"In an effort to renew this truce and further incentivize Saudi Arabia to stay at the negotiating table, we urge you to bring the War Powers Resolutions to end U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led coalition's war on Yemen."
Winning Georgia Senate seat, Sen. Raphael Warnock overcomes GOP push
More than 48 percent of Georgians voted for Herschel Walker, showing Republican loyalty in a battleground state.
Former Superfund Site becomes largest landfill solar farm in North America
The project is just one example of an innovative trend turning symptoms of throwaway culture into sites for generating renewable energy.