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I think there’s been a chilling impact on certain kinds of research …
Vietnamese victims have yet to receive compensation – and many live in desperate poverty.
People are hitting the streets to protest government inaction, repression, and corruption. Youth have "unbounded energy and optimism coupled with idealism." That energy, however, can't be sustained without organization, activists warn.
The Global Climate Strike, for trade unions, would necessarily mean a call for immediate and significant reductions in emissions while respecting the need for a just transition to protect workers and their communities.
Harrison Ford | Extinction Rebellion. Suckers | Randy Rainbow Song Parody.
Bias In Medicine | John Oliver. ICE Shuts Down Hotline for Detained Immigrants After Netflix Episode. What the US Gets Wrong About Minimum Wage.
We are facing an emergency resulting from our toxic economic and political system. The way we relate to each other and to nature is destroying Earth’s capacity to sustain life.
It’s a lose-lose for workers. American workers get fired; Mexican workers get exploited.
Trump and Mass Shootings; Policing; Science Purge; Fear of Chinese-Americans; Cheney Judges Tribes; Black Metal vs Fascism; Trump-Lovin' Teens
A Green New Deal in the US could help break corporate power and control over economic decision‐making, design a just transition for workers, and reimagine neighbourhoods and communities
Research shows a trillion trees could be planted to recapture huge amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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