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Poland has abolished its last remaining “LGBT Ideology Free” zone, ending over five years of discrimination against LGBT people. These zones, adopted by local governments between 2019 and 2024, aimed to stigmatize and exclude LGBT individuals, but faced legal pushback and eventual repeal. The removal of these zones highlights the harmful impact of symbolic policies…
A new report has made it clear that community-led climate actions, such as renewable energy projects and policy advocacy, effectively reduce emissions at low costs and foster lasting change. Local efforts have demonstrated significant environmental benefits and broader social co-benefits. Keep it up, y’all! A new report shows how local climate activism leads to ‘remarkable’…
A groundbreaking law in Wales that requires all public bodies to consider their decisions’ long-term impact has caused such a fundamental shift in how those bodies operate that prosperity is now measured on wellbeing rather than GDP. Lessons from Wales’ future generations law https://theprogressplaybook.com/2025/05/04/lessons-from-wales-future-generations-law Related Reading
What can one person do? Here’s the story of how one indomitable woman saved the Outer Banks from impending development. How an Indomitable Environmental Activist Saved the Outer Banks From Impending Development https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-the-indomitable-carolista-fletcher-baum-saved-outer-banks-ecosystems-from-impending-development-180986536/ Related Reading
Nearly 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education promised a new era of educational equality by declaring that “separate but equal” has no place in American schools, American schools are more racially segregated today than they were in the late 1960s. Separate and Unequal Again: The Resegregation of America’s Public Schools https://www.levelman.com/separate-and-unequal-again-the-resegregation-of-americas-public-schools Related Reading
A Boston political scientist wrote the blueprint for undermining autocrats that activists used successfully in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Across Asia. He identifies three approaches that have worked especially well. Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/opinion/authoritarianism-democracy-protest.html Related Reading
While the federal government backslides on climate action and panders to fossil fuel interests, dozens of states, counties, cities and tribes are suing those same interests for fraud, climate damages and racketeering. Here’s a look at the overwhelming evidence behind those lawsuits. Decades of Deceit: The Case Against Major Fossil Fuel Companies for Climate Fraud…
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It is amazing how lightly taxed our richest people are compared to everyone else. It could destroy our democracy if we don’t change it. Concentrated wealth is destroying our country. We must start making the rich pay their fair share. We Must Reform Our Regressive Capital Gains Tax for the Sake of Our Democracy https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/reform-regressive-capital-gains…
Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry, explores reciprocity and gift economies as alternatives to market-driven scarcity and competition. Recognizing the intrinsic value of all life and fostering mutual responsibility is a key step toward better environmental sustainability. Reciprocity: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World https://e360.yale.edu/features/robin-kimmerer-interview Related Reading
Across the US, grassroots organizations are actively responding to increased ICE enforcement by forming rapid response networks and community defense coalitions. These groups, like Respuesta Rápida de Durham, Community Self-Defense Coalition, NYC ICE Watch, and WAISN, are providing crucial support to immigrants facing deportation threats by patrolling for ICE activity, offering know-your-rights workshops, and providing…
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