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The Thinking Behind Mental Health Workers’ Pledge for Palestine
We must commit ourselves not only to work as clinicians for the liberation of the individual but for the liberation of the community.
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Anti-Syrian Bigotry Sweeps Across the US
It's not the first time that such a wave of intolerance has swept over our nation.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Institutional Racism Is Still a Problem in the US, and More
The racial makeup of neighborhoods in Baltimore is “the most significant predictor of whether a [mortgage] loan gets made.”
Brussels Is Under High Security Alert, but Will Europe Address Muslims in “Marginalized Ghettos”?
Belgium's capital city of Brussels is on its highest alert as residents remain on lockdown.
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Openly Gay Imam Creates Online School for LGBTQ-Friendly Islamic Philosophy
Daayiee Abdullah is working to promote LGBTQ inclusion in all Muslim institutions.
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Lax Regulatory Enforcement Leaves Thousands at Risk of Lead Poisoning in California
State regulators have repeatedly failed in their testing, enforcement and cleanup of various lead-contaminated sites in California.
Scientists Say They’ve Found the “Missing Link” on Bees and Pesticides
New research may give greater insight into the connection between insecticides and our declining pollinator numbers.
Coal Mining Rejected for Climate Risks Is Back on the Table in Colorado
The Colorado mine expansion could cost society billions of dollars in climate impacts.
Rejecting Campus Consensus, MIT Cozies Up to Fossil Fuels
MIT has ignored its own campus to appease fossil fuel companies - and that should worry us all.
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Spectacles of Black Death and White Impunity
As controversy surrounds the release of a video showing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being gunned down by police, it is time to reflect on the United States' culture of white …