Small Kindnesses

Danusha Laméris Healing the Divide
As plague years continue, California poet Danusha Laméris writes of “brief moments of exchange” that sustain hope and belief in what is holy.

How Pandemic Inequality Has Killed 21,000 a Day

John Queally Common Dreams
A new report explains how inequality contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day of the pandemic while the wealthiest collectively got $1.2 billion richer every 24 hours.

Weekly Toll: The Last Shift

Jordan Barab Confined Space
Fire engine on the street at night.
On average, almost 100 workers are killed every day in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work.   Ten times as many die from occupational diseases. The accounts below give you a taste of the PREVENTABLE carnage.

A Message of Hope and Alarm: 2022

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The MAGA storming of the Capitol is one year old. The attempted coup is still happening. Please help us to inform, to mobilize and to inspire the forces of multi-racial, radical, inclusive democracy to defeat this threat in 2022.

These 'Trees' Scrub Greenhouse Gases From the Air

Klaus Lackner The Conversation
The U.S. Department of Energy has an ambitious goal to scale up direct air capture, a technology that uses chemical reactions to capture CO2 from air. We asked a pioneer about the state of the technology and where it’s headed.

The Tragedy of Macbeth | Trailer

Academy Award winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand star in Joel Coen’s bold adaptation of a timeless tale of murder, madness, and wrathful cunning.