Category: SOCIAL JUSTICE

REPORT: ‘Decades of Deceit’ Puts Fossil Fuel Companies in the Hot Seat

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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ENVIRONMENT

Our Democracy Demands that We Tax the Rich!

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…

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WATCH: ‘Street Leagues’ Documentary on Homeless World Cup

“STREET LEAGUES” is a documentary film available for viewing on WATERBEAR, a “free platform that brings inspiration and action together through award-winning, certified films and documentaries that you can stream at any time, and on any device for free.” “Street Leagues” follows a group of players as they rise from their daily struggles with homelessness and…

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

INTERVIEW: Robin Wall Kimmerer on Sharing Economies & Sustainability

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

BOOKS

Pizza with a Purpose, Philadelphia Style

Down North, a Philadelphia pizza joint, offers lemonade to local kids, free lunches for the neighborhood in times of need, and it only hires ex-convicts to work in its kitchen. Down North, a Philly pizza joint, provides a lifeline to people who need a fresh start https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/north-philly-pizza-shop-cookbook-rcna187631 Related Reading

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

Grassroots Organizers are Defending Immigrants Across the Nation

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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‘Social Housing’ provides affordable solution for working people

Public housing is not working. It has deepened segregation and concentrated poverty, and nearly half of U.S. renters are rent-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent.  But there may be a solution: social housing, under which permanently affordable housing is run as a public good rather than a profit center. The Big Idea:…

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HOUSING

‘Public Land for Food’ campaign making impact in New Mexico

She began growing vegetables as something to do during the pandemic, but she didn’t stop there.  Today, she heads a group called Many Hands that works with government agencies in New Mexico to use public lands to end food deserts. The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden https://barnraisingmedia.com/with-many-hands-community-garden-new-mexico Related Reading

FOOD

Rural Voters are Pushing Back Against School Voucher Programs

Giving tax-paid vouchers to children so they can attend private schools, most of them conservative Christian schools, is on the rise across America. But the idea is hurting public education, so voters are beginning to push back.  Leading the way are rural voters in red states, which could become a serious problem for the vouchers-loving…

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE