States Legislators Can Usher In an Antiracist, Equitable Recovery. Here’s How.
When state legislators are finalizing their budgets, they should follow tax and budget policies in line with three principlesfor an equitable and antiracist state response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To help states achieve long-term success and a stronger recovery, lawmakers must: Target aid to those most vulnerable to the pandemic or economic crises. Promote short-term […]
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The West’s Tax Loopholes Render Sanctions on Russian Oligarchs Moot
Without the Russian oligarchy, where would Vladimir Putin be? Without Russia’s oligarchs, political leaders of the Western world have concluded, Putin would be tottering. Western leaders have made squeezing Russia’s richest a central piece of their strategy to end Putin’s Ukraine cross-border assault. These same Western leaders, unfortunately, have failed to take seriously what ought […]
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Ukrainian Officials Accuse Russia of Carrying Out “Deliberate Massacre” in Bucha
Ukrainian officials on Sunday accused Russian forces of carrying out a “deliberate massacre” in Bucha as images of what appear to be dead civilians littering the city’s streets sparked global outrage. The evidence of the apparent atrocities was provided by the retreat of Russian forces from Kyiv, Bucha and other areas, just northwest of Kiev. […]
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More Than 50 Groups Slam GOP for “Baseless and Harmful Attacks” on Judge Jackson
More than 50 civil society organizations on Friday accused Republican senators of engaging in “baseless and harmful attacks” on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings last week. In a letter taking aim at — but not naming — GOP senators including Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Josh Hawley (Mo.), […]
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UN Weather Agency Sounds Alarm on Extreme Events in Antarctica
Scientists with the United Nations weather agency on Friday expressed fresh concern over the climate crisis following recent extreme events in Antarctica — an area they say should not be taken “for granted.” The remarks from climate experts with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) — delivered just ahead of a key report from the Intergovernmental […]
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Waste Incinerators May Be Spreading “Forever Chemicals” Through the Air
As states work to limit the use of PFASOne path to their spread is often overlooked: incineration consumer waste such as clothing, textiles and food packaging. The waste stream of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds) is being monitored by regulatory agencies. contaminated leachate from landfills. However, about 12% of the U.S. waste stream goes to […]
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New York Amazon Workers Vote to Form Union in Historic First
In a stunning win, Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, New York, have voted to form the company’s first union in the U.S., overcoming a years-long, multimillion-dollar union-busting campaign. Workers at the JFK8 warehouse voted 55 percent in favor of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) with a vote of 2,654 to 2,131, according to Thursday […]
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GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Prevent Students From Learning About Reconstruction
“It’s time for a new Reconstruction story — a story that will help us better understand how we got here. A story where the central characters are the Black people who fought to liberate themselves, who gained political power despite every attempt at violent suppression.” — Kidada E. Williams, associate professor, Wayne State University. The […]
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More Than 80 Candidates in 2022 Primaries Are Spreading Trump’s “Big Lie”
Partisan propaganda about the untrustworthiness of elections was worse in 2021 than during the 2020 presidential election, when Donald Trump claimed that he won and incited a riot at the U.S. Capitol to block ratification of Joe Biden’s victory, according to state election directors who fear that 2022’s elections will see deepening disinformation from losing […]
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House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill With Racial Justice Provisions
On Friday, the House voted along party lines to end federal government Interdiction of Cannabis, and advancing a bill that seeks to address some of damage caused by drug police across the nation. Although the bill is unlikely in the Senate to pass, the House vote is a strong signal to President Joe Biden. gewählt […]
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