By Lloyd Alter Scientist and policy analyst Vaclav Smil taught us that energy is money—the universal currency. That’s one reason why rich people have such high carbon footprints: They have lots of money and converting…
Are We Ready to Shrink Police Budgets? By Sonali Kolhatkar The year 2022 was the deadliest year on record in the United States for fatalities at the hands of law enforcement. According to the Washington…
By Eva Talmadge When Fauzia Bajwa, a retired software developer who lives in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, received an invitation to participate in something called a citizens’ assembly, her first impulse was to write the letter off…
Libraries, as they exist in the twenty-first century, are the only remaining public domain. By Linda Stack-Nelson I will absolutely be the first person to romanticize libraries. I come from a home with thirty-two bookcases…
By Shawgi Tell Privately-operated charter schools in the United States have a long record of failure. They have been over-promising and under-delivering for decades. Over the years, many people, especially low-income minority parents living in…
Vast material benefits waiting in store for workers if they unionize their workplaces. Read the story at Truthout.
The US needs to adopt European-style social housing and also make rental assistance an entitlement. Read more at Counterpunch.
The DIY air cleaners are effective, inexpensive, safe, and easy to build. Read the article at the School Library Journal.
Local struggles for climate action are needed more than ever, as a foundation for a national movement. Read the story at the City Lights website.
Individuals and communities have taken their governments and companies to court for climate inaction. Read more at New Economics.