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Death Toll Rises in India as Protests Against Modi’s Citizenship Law Intensify
The death toll has risen to at least 27 people, and over 1,000 more have been arrested.
Half a Billion Animals May Have Been Killed by Australia Wildfire
Ecologists say there are real concerns that entire species of plants and animals have been wiped out by the wildfires.
Julián Castro Ends 2020 Bid by Listing Names of People of Color Killed by Police
Castro invoked Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Aiyana Jones, Eric Garner, Laquan McDonald, Sandra Bland and others.
Plastics Industry’s Greenwashing Aggravates Environmental and Health Crises
Responsibility for the plastics recycling crisis belongs to the corporations that have created it.
Rojava’s Revolution Begins in the Classroom
Rojava’s education system is built around curriculum promoting gender equality, ecology and social inclusivity.
Today’s Concentration Camps Go by Many Names, But They’re Still Open
Entire ethnic groups have been rounded up and held indefinitely over the past 100 years, even here in the U.S.
A Growing Movement Shows There Is an Alternative to Capitalism
There is literally a new economy being born, and we have decades of history proving the efficacy of these models.
Fighting for Reforms Isn’t Enough. It’s Time We Reach for Prison Abolition.
Our communities cannot be safe within a system that fights harm with greater harm.
All Students Should Receive Free School Meals
Recently introduced federal legislation would make free meals mandatory for all public school students.
We Are the Majority. We Must Turn That Into Power.
Positive change will only occur if our struggles evolve into an organized popular movement against the elites.