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.
Reining In Drug Profiteers
Replace patent monopolies with direct public funding for drug research. Read the original article on Truthout.
Dental Care Crisis: Medicare-for-All Could Solve It
Single-payer is a far more equitable solution than expecting dentists to negotiate with insurance companies for what they can charge patients. Everyone needs teeth! Read the original article on In These Times.
As Puerto Rico Erupts in Protests and Governor Resigns, “La Junta” Eyes More Power
“You cannot evaluate the Puerto Rican government without looking at the constant and continued presence and intervention of the U.S. in Puerto Rico.” Read the original article on The Intercept.
Big Banks Are Divesting From Private Prisons, Thanks to Anti-ICE Activism
As Trump has escalated his anti-immigrant policies, the prison divestment movement has become a broad coalition. Read the original article on Truthout.
Anti-immigrant Bill Targets Power of N.C. Sheriffs
House Bill 370 seeks to preempt the sheriffs’ authority by mandating cooperation with ICE. Read the original article on Facing South.
A Farmworkers Bill of Rights
Farmworkers—all over the United States—must be granted rights just as any other worker in the U.S. Read the original article at Counterpunch.