Tag: human rights
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.
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.
Ben & Jerry’s is carrying on a proud tradition of boycotts...
From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery bus boycott, an ice cream boycott for Palestinian rights fits right in with social movement history.
Free the children: Advocates demand Biden close Fort Bliss detention center...
“Instead of investing in jails, build welcoming centers to expedite family reunification.”
Supreme court sides with giant corporations Nestle and Cargill saying they...
“We’re celebrating ‘the end of slavery’ but American companies are still profiting off of slave labor.”
Palestinian lives matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
Former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating rights of George Floyd
All four defendants were charged with deprivation of rights under color of law by willfully failing to aid Floyd, who was “in clear need of medical care.”
Why workers Memorial Day is a national call to action
“The goal for every one of our team members is to ensure all of our brothers and sisters go home safely to their families each and every day.”
Six ways Chevron imperils climate, human rights, and racial justice
These six examples illustrate a stunning array of corporate abuse, deception, and misconduct by one of the world’s largest and most powerful corporations.
Damming rivers is terrible for human rights, ecosystems and food security
Despite industry rhetoric, hydropower is high-cost and high-risk. There are better options for a post-pandemic recovery and a renewable energy future.
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10 organizing principles for defeating Trumpism 2.0
We need principles that build power now and for the long term.
GOP plans to sidestep Senate rules to force $4.6 trillion tax giveaway for the...
Republicans aim to make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent by bypassing the Senate parliamentarian—an approach Democrats refused to take to raise the minimum wage.
Why more environmental justice organizations must join the call for a militarism-free future
An open letter initiated by CODEPINK urges the world to take the arduous baby step of recognizing the deadly intersection of war and environmental destruction.
A lawyer who helped the Kushners crack down on poor tenants now helps renters...
This attorney used to represent companies owned by Trump’s in-laws, whose apartments were known for shoddy maintenance and aggressive legal tactics.
Trump Administration fires thousands of US health workers, putting well-being of Americans at ‘serious...
Termination emails were sent out to employees of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and several smaller agencies.