the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima … Gaza Today Is Like Japan 80 Years AgoRead more
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The Release of Julian Assange: Plea Deals and Dark Legacies
One of the longest sagas of political persecution is coming to its terminus. That is, if you believe in final chapters. Nothing about the fate … The Release of Julian Assange: Plea Deals and Dark LegaciesRead more
You Saved Julian Assange
The dark machinery of empire, whose mendacity and savagery Julian Assange exposed to the world, spent 14 years trying to destroy him. They cut him … You Saved Julian AssangeRead more
Even bottled water can have microplastics
Microplastics are not just contaminating the ocean but drinking water as well. Of the more than 150 tap water samples collected from cities and towns … Even bottled water can have microplasticsRead more
Revealing the Smithsonian’s ‘racial brain collection’
On the day Mary Sara died of tuberculosis in a Seattle sanitarium, the doctor caring for the 18-year-old offered her brain to one of the … Revealing the Smithsonian’s ‘racial brain collection’Read more
Social Media Influencers Get Media Attention on Climate Change — Grassroots Activists Don’t
In 1991, environmental organizers of color convened to create the 17 pillars of environmental justice, formally establishing the environmental justice (EJ) movement in the United … Social Media Influencers Get Media Attention on Climate Change — Grassroots Activists Don’tRead more
200 million acres of forest cover have been lost since 1960
The planet lost more than 1 billion acres of forest between 1960 and 2019, according to a new study published this week in the journal … 200 million acres of forest cover have been lost since 1960Read more
The Café That’s Upending Capitalism
From the outside, Cafe Euphoria might seem like any other coffee shop in downtown Troy, New York—an upstate city of 50,000 that has a café … The Café That’s Upending CapitalismRead more
Slavery and the Bank of England
It has been two years since the global Black Lives Matter Protests, which challenged white-led institutions for perpetuating structural racism. In the wake of this … Slavery and the Bank of EnglandRead more
Human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change
Climate change can exacerbate a full 58 per cent of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to … Human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate changeRead more