My entry into the ocean plastics crisis began when our organization, SoulBuffalo, ran the first ever activist-to-industry ocean plastics summit in May of 2019. To … We Need a Paris Agreement for PlasticsRead more
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One Mask for Five 12-Hour Shifts
Harlem Hospital Nurses Demand Better Protection Amid Pandemic As New York state’s death toll from coronavirus passes 4,000, nurses and medical workers on the frontlines … One Mask for Five 12-Hour ShiftsRead more
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The Kansas City Star Apologizes for History of Racist Coverage
In a historic step, The Kansas City Star, one of the most influential newspapers in the Midwest, has apologized for the paper’s racist history. The … The Kansas City Star Apologizes for History of Racist CoverageRead more
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The truth in Black and white
Today we are telling the story of a powerful local business that has done wrong. For 140 years, it has been one of the most … The truth in Black and whiteRead more
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Race Riot Site from 1908
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/DB1ADA91-A02A-46CA-A99399F55C4633B5_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&CC1E2C51-29FD-43A3-A5923635F4D3B67A Militia were mobilized at the Springfield city arsenal. Credit: Alamy A site in Springfield, Ill., where a white mob murdered six African Americans and … Race Riot Site from 1908Read more
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It all started with lies and lies and lies and intolerance
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAWvl-g_6rg&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Arnold Schwarzenegger calls Trump ‘worst president’ ever, ‘failed leader’ after Capitol riot | ABC7 as an immigrant to this country i would like … It all started with lies and lies and lies and intoleranceRead more
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Neoliberal Champion Larry Summers Opens Mouth, Inserts Both Feet
Lawrence Summers, the former Treasury Secretary under Bill Clinton, director of the National Economic Council under Barack Obama, president of Harvard, and Chief Economist at … Neoliberal Champion Larry Summers Opens Mouth, Inserts Both FeetRead more
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Why the Fed Needs Public Banks
The Fed’s policy tools – interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” – have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated … Why the Fed Needs Public BanksRead more
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Not Just Farmers, 3 Farm Laws Affect Small Agri Traders Too
In an open letter to the government, the Joint Action Committee Against Foreign Retail and E-commerce (JACAFRE) has appealed it to urgently address the issues … Not Just Farmers, 3 Farm Laws Affect Small Agri Traders TooRead more
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The Secrets of 2020
A house of cards. A set of lies we have unconsciously accepted. That’s what our certainties seem like during profound crises. Such episodes shock us … The Secrets of 2020Read more