Climate Strike
Rallies are planned across the planet to turn up political heat and demand action. Read the story at Common Dreams.
September 2019
ICE Raids Benefit Bosses by Creating Fear in Workers
“The employers who are willing to hire us will take advantage of us. They will threaten to turn us in. They will want to pay us less because they will say they are taking a…
Fighting State Preemption of Local Wage Laws
North Carolina is among 25 states that have passed laws preempting local governments from raising the minimum wage in their jurisdictions. Read the article at Facing South.
Coal Is Over
. . . say miners rooting for a Green New Deal. In Cumberland Kentucky, coal miners are occupying the train tracks in order to prevent coal from leaving the mine where they worked. Julia Conley…
Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion Green New Deal
Plan will create 20 million jobs and completely zero out planet-heating emissions by 2050. Read the story at the Huffington Post.
We Can’t Confront Climate Change While Lavishly Funding the Pentagon
Every year the U.S. political system reflexively funds a world-dominating defense budget that directly benefits the oil industry, client states and the entire hydrocarbon-based economy. Read the article at TruthOut.
Amazon on Fire
Indigenous rights can help put it out. Read the original story at The Boston Globe.
Regenerative Agriculture
Key for a sustainable climate and food system. Read the original story at Yes! Magazine.
The Rights of Wild Rice
The Rights of Manoomin are modeled after the Rights of Nature, recognized in courts and adopted internationally for the last decade. Read the story at In These Times.
The Answer Isn’t ‘Self-Care’—It’s Unionizing
Eating a salad isn’t going to fix the systemic problems at your workplace, nor will getting a massage give you a voice on the job, or increase your paycheck. Read the article at In These…