The Earth is in crisis. Many parts of the world are facing devastating droughts. In parts of Africa and China continuing droughts have resulted in the spread of deserts making large areas uninhabitable. In the U.S. and Europe, heat waves are followed by massive...
Labor Day is supposedly a time to celebrate working people. Politicians often make cynical speeches saying how much they appreciate the work that ordinary people do, even as millions of workers don’t even get the day off. But Labor Day is also an opportunity to...
We’re paying more for everything. We are living through the biggest general increase in prices in about 40 years. In the past year, the average price for everyday items has increased by 8.5%. Food costs have increased about 13%. While temperatures soar, electricity...
Just before launching the invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022, Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, warned that any nation that interfered would “face consequences greater than any you have faced in history.” Then he put Russia’s nuclear forces on high alert....
At a time when women around the world are winning the right to access legal abortion, on June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to turn the clock back to the 1970s. Five justices, lifetime permanent political appointees, who are not accountable to us, have decided...
