Local Alabama Police Arrested 82-Year-Old Woman for Overdue Trash Bill
On November 27, the native authorities of Valley, Alabama brought on a scandal by sending two cops to the house of Martha Menefield, an 82-year-old Black girl residing alone, to arrest her for failing to pay $77.80 price of rubbish assortment charges. Locals and on-line commenters slammed the Valley Police Division (VPD), and the story […]
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Climate Crisis Is Ratcheting Up Pressure on Bee Populations
The acute climate that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t simply have an effect on people. Warmth waves, wildfires, droughts and storms additionally threaten many wild species — together with some that already face different stresses. I’ve been researching bee health for over 10 years, with a concentrate on honey bees. In […]
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Tax Policy Is Helping Wall Street Gobble Up Single-Family Homes
Pedestrians stroll previous “Prime Retail Area” for lease, in New York Metropolis, on September 7, 2022. Lindsey Nicholson / UCG / Common Photos Group through Getty Photos Janine Jackson interviewed CSG Advisors’ Gene Slater concerning the reasonably priced housing disaster for the November 11, 2022, episode of “CounterSpin.” This can be a flippantly edited transcript. […]
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Many Rank-and-File UC Grad Student Workers Are Unhappy With Tentative Agreement
Whereas many College of California graduate scholar employees welcomed Friday’s strike-ending ratification of a brand new labor settlement that delivers elevated pay and advantages, different rank-and-file union members expressed anger and disappointment that the deal doesn’t ship sufficient. The Los Angeles Instances reports two bargaining models of United Auto Staff — which symbolize the 48,000 […]
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Tidings of Discomfort and Joy: Christmas as Resistance
What would occur if everybody who celebrates Christmas within the U.S. agreed to overlook the presents, the stockings and the events, and as an alternative use the day to behave on the precise message of the Christmas story? For Christians within the U.S., December 25 is broadly described as a vacation of “consolation and pleasure,” […]
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As Temperature Drops, Incarcerated People Brace for Dangerously Cold Conditions
“The cells don’t have any warmth. So, they’re sleeping with their garments on,” a girl named Regina advised Truthout of her son’s expertise in Hill Correctional Middle in Illinois in early December. “They’re not heating the tiers. There’s no warmth within the day room. There’s no warmth exterior the showers.… The water is chilly. You’ll […]
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Let’s Challenge Abortion Stigma This Holiday
Heading dwelling for the vacations can carry all the sentiments: pleasure, exhaustion, pleasure, overwhelm, stress, and luxury. And even in the very best circumstances, worries about which invasive questions you’ll be requested and which subjects of political fervor will spur intense conversations are actual. The fixed must resolve how a lot vitality to exert in […]
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Nearly 200 Rohingya Refugees Adrift at Sea Desperately Seek Rescue
A United Nations refugee advocate on Friday joined human rights defenders in imploring South and Southeast Asian nations to rescue practically 200 Rohingya refugees “on the verge of perishing” after drifting on the Andaman Sea for weeks — an ordeal that’s already reportedly claimed round 20 lives aboard the vessel. The refugees — who’re fleeing […]
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Lawsuits Against Plastic Industry Could Exceed $20 Billion in Damages by 2030
Due to new authorized pathways, individuals around the globe may sue plastics producers for damages totalling greater than $20 billion by 2030, with most lawsuits originating within the U.S., in accordance with a brand new research. The report, revealed by the Australian Minderoo Foundation, estimates that the plastics trade is costing society round $100 billion […]
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Marijuana Law Reached Peak Absurdity in 2022
Banning a plant with lots of of business and medical makes use of was by no means going to work out effectively, however 2022 noticed marijuana prohibition attain peak absurdity, to not point out peak confusion for shoppers and new companies attempting to make sense of all of it. At first look, hashish reform seems […]
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