Meatpacking Plants are COVID-19 Hotspots
In late April, President Trump ordered that meatpacking plants reopen after they were shut down because of COVID-19. He is more concerned about the companies’ profits than workers’ lives.
State Budgets Under Attack
As New Jersey – like other states – sees billions in tax dollars disappear during the COVID-19 pandemic, we already hear talk of massive budget shortfalls! What does this mean? You guessed it
Coronavirus Task Force Wind-Down – Just Kidding!
On Wednesday, after saying that he was planning to dismantle the White House coronavirus task force, Trump reversed course and said that he would keep
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery!
The deep racism of this society has shown itself again. Ahmaud Arbery, a young African American man in Georgia, was hunted down by two men
New Study on Global Warming: One Billion-Plus to Face Extreme Heat if We Don’t Fight for Change
A recent study finds that global warming will impact humanity even more intensely, and sooner than previously thought. According to the research, for every 1ºC increase in global temperature, one billion people will be displaced or forced to endure insufferable heat.
Study Shows Trade Policy Subsidizes “Dirty” Industries
According to a new paper by the University of California, Berkeley, high carbon-emitting industries have much lower import taxes than cleaner industries.