American Mothers Get a Raw Deal
Other countries show it doesn’t have to be that way. Read the original article at Huffington Post.
August 2019
Congressional Report Shows Broad Benefits from Higher Minimum Wage
A new Congressional Budget Office report finds that the benefits to low wage workers of a $15 minimum wage far exceed the costs. Read the original article at Common Dreams.
Talking About the Climate Crisis . . .
. . . Helps People Understand the Science Behind the Climate Crisis. Read the original article at Daily Kos.
As Costs of Climate Crisis Grow, Protests Escalate
The warnings of climate chaos are coming so fast they are difficult to keep up with. Climate justice protests against fossil fuel infrastructure, politicians and the media are also growing. Read the original article at…
Earth Overshoot Day 2019 Is the Earliest Ever
On July 29, humanity had used nature’s resource budget for the entire year. Read more about it and what we can do at Earthovershootday.
The World Needs a Water Treaty
“If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water.” Read the original article on Foreign Policy in Focus.
Global Effort to Plant a Trillion Trees
A new study describes tree restoration as “our most effective climate change solution to date.” Read the original article on Common Dreams.
In Patriarchy No One Can Hear You Scream
Rebecca Solnit on Jeffrey Epstein and the Silencing Machine Read the original article on Lithub.
It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism
The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. Throughout our history, racist language has been used to turn American against American in order to benefit the…
Efforts to Overturn Wrongful Criminal Convictions Are Growing
Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic works in concert with the Duke Law Innocence Project, a volunteer student group with a shared mission. Read the original article on Facing South.