by Julia Conley "We need to stop treating the climate emergency as a stand-alone issue—global heating is not the sole symptom of our stressed Earth system."
by Jessica Corbett "This is a landmark victory for the local communities who have stood up and held firm for over a decade to protect the climate, the Salish Sea, and their own health and safety."
by Jake Johnson "With each passing day, the Biden administration is trampling on its professed commitment to science-based policymaking and a humane immigration system."
by Kenny Stancil "The current consolidated food system is nothing more than the result of policy choices that prioritized a large, concentrated industry."
by Anita Desikan The people that face some of the worst impacts from a departure of science-based policies are underserved communities—communities that are already overburdened with cumulative stressors such as air and water pollution.
by Don Wiener, Alex Kotch Right-wing politicians have misconstrued the term’s meaning and convinced many of their constituents that teaching an honest history of racism in America is akin to telling white students to hate themselves and their country.
by Jonathan M. Stein, Chi-Ser Tran Its sub-poverty level payment and nearly 50-year-old punitive means test provisions have meant increasing homelessness among the S.S.I. elderly.
by Norman Solomon The obstacles to enacting long-term structural changes will be heightened to the extent that Biden relapses into a futile quest for "bipartisanship."
by C.J. Polychroniou Without racism running deep in their DNA, Trump's supporters would not have listened to a raving maniac president encouraging violence in order to remain in power.
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