Nuclear War Could Mean Annihilation, But Biden and Congress Are Messing Around
President Joe Biden and top subordinates have refused to publicly acknowledge the danger of nuclear war — even though it is now higherThere has been no other time in the past 60 years like this. Their silence is both insidiously and powerful, making grassroots activism even more crucial for human survival. John F. Kennedy was […]
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Democratic Leadership Can Protect Abortion Rights. They Would Rather Fundraise.
The death of Roe v. WadeAnyone who cares about bodily autonomy or access to reproductive health care should feel this as a sharp right hook to their gut. The reaction from liberals to the left can be broadly divided into 2 camps. Second are those who are simply updating their usual “vote blue” spiel to […]
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BlackRock Vies for Corporate Hall of Shame
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has been nominated for the 2022 Corporate Hall of Shame Our friends at Corporate Accountability. BlackRock has almost $10 trillion in assets under management. That’s more than the GDP of every country in the world except For the United States and China. BlackRock is a major shareholder in […]
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Democrats in Red States Are Strategizing Ways to Protect Abortion Seekers
This story was first published by The 19th. When a draft opinion leaked in early MayAftab Pureval, Cincinnati Mayor turned to his staff after it was revealed that the Supreme Court intended to overturn Roe v. Wade. Pureval wanted a solution to the problem of abortion access in his state. Ohio now bans abortion after […]
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Activists Fear “Tipping Point of No Return” as Fires in Amazon Rainforest Surge
Brazilian government published data Friday showing that more than 2,500 fire hotspots were recorded in the Amazon rainforest last month, the highest number for June since 2007 — one of the worst years everFor the critical ecosystem. The latest report from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research showed The Brazilian Amazon has lost 1,450 miles […]
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“What’s There Even to Discuss?”
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar Friday’s argument was that the temporary free school meal waivers she had enacted during the pandemic in order to stop a rise in child hunger should be made permanent. She described this as a moral, political, and economic no-brainer. “We have an opportunity to prove that a government of the people, […]
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Congress Members Call for Investigation Into Intuit Lobbying, TurboTax Scandals
Members of Congress call for an investigation into IntuitAfter Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in an April letter citing OpenSecrets’ reporting on the tax preparation company’s lobbying. Intuit spent decades lobbying against free government-sponsored tax filing services, and the tax prep company’s lobbying efforts have ramped up significantly in recent years. Together with its subsidiary Credit […]
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Biden Admin Proposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling in ‘Stark Betrayal’
Friday night, just before midnight The Biden administration published a draft proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in federal waters off Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. This was at the beginning of the July 4 holiday weekend. Environmentalists were concerned that this would further threaten marine life and worsen the climate crisis. If […]
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As US Guts Reproductive Rights, Sierra Leone Moves to Decriminalize Abortion
As the U.S. supreme Court and Republican-controlled state legislatures void Sierra Leone, which has the Constitution right to abortion in the United States joined the growing list African countries that have taken steps to protect the rights of pregnant women and decriminalize the medical procedure. “At a time in the world when sexual and reproductive […]
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CDC Warns Public to Avoid the Toxic Algae “Blooming” in Warming Waters
Toledo, Ohio is breathing a sigh of relief after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Thursday that the annual toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie’s western basin is forecast to be “smaller-than-average” compared to recent years. 2014 saw a swell of cyanobacteria. sent officials scrambling and forced the water treatment plant to shut […]
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