Health secretary confirms refugee hosts will undergo criminal record checks
UK residents who supply to host folks fleeing Ukraine will endure legal report checks, the well being secretary. Sajid Javid stated the UK wanted to “get the fitting stability” between aiding refugees from the Russian invasion and effectivity. The Bromsgrove MP stated the federal government didn’t plan to implement a cap on numbers. “With the […]
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Predicted to Worsen Existing Famines
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening to push millions further into food insecurity and starvation, as global hunger and humanitarian needs are at all-time highs. Both Russia, Ukraine are majors exportersof wheat, barley and sunflower oil that many countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa rely heavily on. Together, they’re called the “breadbasket of […]
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Western US’s Worst Drought in 1,200 Years Brings Year-Long Fire Season
Ten weeks later, the Marshall fire was still raging. Boulder County, Colorado, was blasted. on December 30, taking with it one man’s life and over 1,000 houses, some residents with the means to do so are now preparing to build back. The instinct to return home, and the planning, saving and grappling with underinsurance that […]
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I’m Facing 60 Months in Prison. Cannabis Prohibition Has Destroyed My Life.
I was running for my life in the traditional Jewish enclave Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 24, 2019. This was the neighborhood of stately red brick mansions and large dun-colored apartment houses where I’d grown up, come of age, learned to freestyle at the benches near the Murray Avenue Post Office and smoked my […]
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Arms Shipments to Ukraine Are “Legitimate Targets,” Russia Warns US
A top Russian diplomat said Saturday that Moscow has informed U.S. officials that it views Western arms shipments to Ukraine as “legitimate targets” for military attacks, heightening fears of a direct confrontation between the nuclear-armed powers. “We warned the United States that the orchestrated pumping of weapons from a number of countries is not just […]
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Mailed Ballots Boosted 2020’s Voter Turnout — Will It Work in 2022?
This article was created by Voting Booth, projectThe Independent Media Institute. States that mailed a ballot to every registered voter in 2020’s presidential election saw voter turnout increase by an average of 5.6 percent, and turnout was even higher among infrequent voters, according to the first peer-reviewed academic study of 2020 mail voting. The increase […]
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Russian and US Oligarchs Funnel Money to Charity for Personal and Political Gain
Russian oligarchs who are close to President Vladimir Putin face renewed scrutiny and sanctions. These oligarchs have transferred trillions of dollars out of Russia to offshore tax havens. They have holdings in the U.K. and U.S real estate, and other investments. They also funnel millions of dollars into U.S. charities. Russian oligarch donations, whether intentional […]
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Ukrainians Are Facing a Food and Medicine Supply Crisis
My daughter turned 25 just a few days back. She has the entire world at her fingertips. She has studied at a university in the Czech Republic, can speak several European languages and has volunteered with a childrens’ school in France. We have friends in Europe who would be happy to take her in. She […]
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Publicly Traded Companies in US May Soon Be Obligated to Report Their Emissions
Better information leads to better decisions — this is the idea behind a regulatory device known as “mandated disclosure.” Mandated disclosures are all around you, from calorie counts on fast food restaurant menus to conversations with doctors around informed consent. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to expand these ideas to the climate impacts […]
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Texas Organizers Win Partial Victory to Defend Public Transit From Privatization
This article was published for the first time at Labor Notes. When “microtransit,” the new rage in transit privatization, showed up in Denton, Texas, union activists decided to fight back. Microtransit is a loosely defined term that combines on-demand service with flexible scheduling and routes — imagine replacing a bus system with shared Ubers. It […]
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