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As Climate Chaos Engulfs Indian Country, Feds Abandon Tribes

Saul Elbein Mongabay
Flooding in a downtown park on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
The escalating climate crisis has caused the weather systems in Indian Country to swing wildly. And the tribes of the Plains — American citizens, like the Hurricane Maria-battered people of Puerto Rico — are being left to face the rising chaos alone.

Death at Howard Industries

Joe Atkins Labor South
A company showered by media love and political largesse despite its horrible record.

Burying the Nakba

Hagar Shezaf Haaretz
How Israel Systematically Hides Evidence of 1948 Expulsion of Arabs. Since early last decade, Defense Ministry teams have scoured local archives and removed troves of historic documents to conceal proof of the Nakba.

There is No Such Thing as a Green War

Eleanor Goldfield Roar Magazine
The military industrial complex is a major contributor to climate change — this calls for a merger of anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements.

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Alexandra Teague Poetry Northwest
Idaho poet Alexandra Teague takes us back to a child’s innocent, albeit cloudy, view of the world (in contrast to its perverse current state.)

Confused About What to Eat? Science Can Help

P.K. Newby The Conversation
Try this on for size: Nutrition. Isn’t. Confusing. We all have cherished traditions and values – what we eat isn’t just about the science. (At least, I hope not.) But it is time to learn the fundamental food and nutrition facts.