Patagonia’s Greenwashing Ignores Workers and Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
Patagonia, an outdoor clothing company, has always been a leader among companies that claim to be the most responsible corporate citizen. It hasn’t hurt that it’s tough imagining the ecocidal antichrist wearing a fleece vest and technical climbing pants as it pillages the earth. Patagonia also has the enduring myths about its founder, Yvon Chuinard, […]
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers in Response to Protest Over Warehouse Fire
Amazon has fired 50 workers from Staten Island, New York after they discovered that the warehouse was the only one in the U.S. that is unionized. Work stoppageProtest against being forced into work after a fire brokeout in a warehouse’s compactor. According to the union per The Washington PostThe company has been suspended 10 union […]
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The Far Right’s Violent Rhetoric Is Escalating, and Includes Talk of “Civil War”
Experts on violence are projecting that the coming weeks will see an increase in heated political arguments online — including violent right-wing rhetoric about an impending “civil war” — due to the fast-approaching midterms and continued investigations into former President Donald Trump. Analyses have proven to be very useful. a significant rise in far right […]
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Utility Companies Claim to Embrace Renewables, Yet Are Planning New Gas Plants
Contrary to the promises made by some of the United States’ largest utility companies to embrace renewables and shift away from the energy sources that are driving the climate emergency, a new report released Monday reveals that dozens of utilities “remain committed to fossil fuels.” Compiled by the Sierra Club and Leah Stokes, a political […]
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Trump Takes Mar-a-Lago Docs Case to Supreme Court
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed an appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a portion of an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision on scores of classified documents that were retrieved at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year by the Justice Department. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit found that District […]
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Florida Struggles in the Wake of Deadly Hurricane as DeSantis Wages Culture Wars
As President Biden meets Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as well as survivors of Hurricane Ian (the deadliest storm to hit Florida in decades), we get an update on relief efforts underway from Florida state Representative Michele Rayner and the housing crisis caused by the storm. Republicans like Governor DeSantis are “more concerned about sticking it […]
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This CDC Scientist Couldn’t Access Monkeypox Treatment. Why?
William L. Jeffries III decided to call a colleague on Monday morning in mid-July. Jeffries is a senior health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta), where he studies how racism and homophobia affect health in the United States. Jeffries, who describes his self as a Black man of the same gender, […]
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As Iraq War Vote Anniversary Nears, Don’t Forget Who Was Responsible
Many are asking themselves what would have happened if Congress had refused to approve the invasion of Iraq. This is the 20th anniversary of the historic congressional vote that authorized the invasion. There was widespread public opposition at the time to going to war. The Catholic Church and every mainline Protestant denomination voted against war, […]
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Greenpeace Campaigners Disrupt Liz Truss Speech to Denounce U-Turn on Fracking
Demanding to know “who voted for” new U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss’ reversal on fracking, Greenpeace campaigners on Wednesday prominently displayed a banner as the Conservative leader spoke at her party’s annual conference in Birmingham before being forcibly removed from the meeting. “Who voted for this?” read the sign displayed by Rebecca Newsom, Greenpeace U.K.’s […]
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Ministers speak-out against real terms benefit cuts
The Conservative Party Conference has been dominated by the contentious topic of benefits. After the announcement that plans were to reverse the planned abolition the 45p rate income tax, the next political showdown for the government is expected to be on the benefit levels. The prime minister refused yesterday to rule out a real cut […]
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