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Climate crisis putting a billion children at ‘extremely high risk,’ warns...
Almost half of the world’s children are seriously threatened by the rapidly deteriorating global climate.
Why America needs union workers to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure
America has an unprecedented opportunity to harness that skill and passion to build not only better infrastructure but also a stronger, more prosperous country.
How a national infrastructure program would protect Americans from hurricanes
“I don’t subscribe to the idea that infrastructure is just bridges and roads.”
New UN climate report is ‘code red for humanity,’ but joining...
In its first major climate report since 2013, the IPCC offers its starkest warning yet: Serious impacts of global warming are now unavoidable.
Obama wants his private presidential center on public land—and mainstream media...
Advocates say an alternate site in Washington Park is less disruptive and more beneficial to the community and the environment.
Why America needs union workers to drive the success of a...
Only America’s union workers have the skills and passion necessary to deliver historic, top-quality returns on the nation’s infrastructure investments.
Biden wants to crack down on bank mergers – here’s why...
With a fresh approach, I believe that policymakers can ensure that bank mergers support, rather than impede, the emerging economic recovery.
Why the U.S. must bolster retraining for workers harmed by unfair...
Relative to the size of its economy, the United States spends far less on worker training programs than many other industrial countries.
Yes, home care is infrastructure—don’t let them play word games with...
Infrastructure, like charity, begins at home.
So it goes
When it comes to war, Americans remain willfully and incorrigibly ignorant. We have paid dearly for that ignorance and will likely pay even more in the years ahead.
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Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit
Phoenix Zoo’s decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.
The Santa Ana by Joan Didion
Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.
LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas
Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.
How ten holier-than-thou MAGA dictates threaten to invert Jesus’ biblical commandments
Because a Christian God rules the universe, Christians should naturally run government.
Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes
The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.