Aleksei Navalny: Courage and Its Limitations
The death of Russian pro-democracy activist Aleksei Navalny, although not completely surprising, stunned and saddened many around the world. His courage and willingness to challenge power was an inspiration worldwide. In 2010, after some flirtation with Russian nationalist politics in his early adulthood, the young lawyer began to investigate and then critique corruption in the […]
The Plastic Industry Scam: Recycling
Plastic waste is now all around us in the form of small particles in our air, water, and food, with many unknown effects to our bodies and our ecosystems. Additionally, the production of plastics is responsible for about 3.3% of global emissions each year. Oil and gas are needed to create petrochemicals, so the fossil […]
Biden to East Palestine, Ohio: Blame Norfolk Southern, not Me!
A year after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that caused massive evacuations and immeasurable air and soil pollution, Joe Biden finally made an appearance to address residents of the area. Community members, who faced temporary displacement from their homes and ongoing medical problems in the wake of the toxic chemical spill have thus far […]
Farmers of India March for Economic Survival
Farmers in India have marched to the capital, New Delhi, to urge the government to meet their demands. This is the second time farmers in India have mobilized themselves to this level in the past three years. In 2020 and 2021, tens of thousands of farmers protested three agricultural reform laws that would have weakened […]
The Origin of Black History Month
There has never been a time since the first slave ship docked in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 that Black people have not struggled against oppression both as individuals and as a group. The racist rulers of the United States knew that keeping Black people down required a sustained effort to deny and distort the history […]