Tag: human rights
Western lies and false narratives about Ethiopia
Ethiopia and the appalling coverage by corporate media.
More than two dozen major lawsuits are putting a price tag...
Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy—owner of the only oil refinery in the state—for climate change-related damages and...
Exposing the massive hypocrisy of international insurance companies
Despite the pro-climate rhetoric of the insurance industry—and warnings by the world’s climate scientists calling for an end to fossil fuel exploration—leading...
New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights
Tiffany Crutcher was worried.
Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and...
A mass-murdering regime dares to lecture the world on human rights
Washington is a criminal regime as its illegal wars and deliberate mass murder demonstrate beyond any doubt.
Kamala vs. Mitt: Two different viewpoints of family planning prefigure different...
Forget their policies for a moment, and consider how two politicians’ lives foreshadow our ecological future.
Overturning Roe v. Wade isn’t just about abortion
It’s also about access to family planning services, contraception, sex education and much else—all of which have also been under threat in recent years.
COP26: Climate pledges don’t match up with policies—or consumer behavior
The Glasgow Climate Pact kicks the climate can down the road.
COP26: Will humanity’s ‘last and best chance’ to save earth’s climate...
here is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities.
For Afghan women, the frightening return of ‘vice and virtue’
The Taliban are going back on their promise to respect women’s rights.
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Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Just 36 companies drove half the world’s climate-altering emissions in 2023: New report
Released today by the Carbon Majors project, the list is dominated by coal, cement, and oil producers.
Trump and Musk’s plan to slash 83,000 VA jobs sparks outrage
A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revealed that the Trump administration, in coordination with Elon Musk’s...
Why is Trump sabotaging our national security?
Trump ordered the cyber command at DOD, to "stand down" regarding any monitoring of Russian actions. This is how this could damage our national security.
Supreme Court weakens clean water protections, allowing more raw sewage discharge into US waterways
The ruling blocks the EPA from enforcing broad water quality limits through “end result” permits, which require cities and businesses to ensure discharged water meets pollution standards.