Warning: this article contains descriptions of brutal acts of violence. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine intensifies and it becomes clearer that Putin and the Russian elite have little regard for the lives of the Ukrainian people, phrases like “war crimes” and...
As prices for single family homes increased steadily in the past decade and then skyrocketed during the pandemic, less and less people who are not already homeowners have a shot to own their own home. For those 45 or so million households that rent their residences,...
The newest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was published at the end of February. Its conclusions come from years of global, collaborative research and they are dire. After the November climate summit concluded without any firm commitments from...
In yet another tale showcasing the priorities of this system, the European Union (EU) is set to dispose of 25 million more vaccine doses than it has donated to Africa this year. While in mid-February they had provided 30 million vaccines to the continent, by the end...
As we celebrate another International Women’s Day on March 8th, we see continuing attacks on women’s rights around the world. Women have disproportionally been affected by the pandemic. The rate of poverty and of violence towards women increased during the last two...
