Social Justice

Environment

Born To Be Land Defenders

Eliana Lafone, Rebecca Wilson / NACLA Dec 22, 2023 Kichwa activist Leo Cerda on forest protecters, alliance building and moving beyond the extractive economy. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Middle East

Can the Human Rights Movement Survive Israel’s Attack on Gaza?

Connor Echols / Responsible Statecraft Dec 22, 2023 An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

The Moral Cost of Holiday Bargains

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Dec 21, 2023 Give a gift to the starving workers who made your favorite holiday sweater — tell their employers to pay up. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Environment

Why Nobody Trusts the World Bank to Manage Climate Reparations

Naveena Sadasivam, Lylla Younes / Grist Dec 21, 2023 The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

TD Original

I’m Facing 20 Years in Prison for Rescuing Animals

Zoe Rosenberg / Truthdig Dec 20, 2023 I asked my local California officials to prosecute animal cruelty. They arrested me instead. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Labor

2023: A Big Year for Labor

Jenny Brown / LaborNotes Dec 19, 2023 Strikes doubled over last year, and more private sector strikers were involved. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Americas

From Chile to the US: Lessons on Inequality

Liam Crisan / Inequality.org Dec 19, 2023 In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Women

The Difference Between a Domestic Violence Survivor and a Victim Could be the Right Questions

Nada Hassanein / Stateline Dec 18, 2023 Research shows using ‘lethality assessments’ at domestic violence scenes can prevent the victim from being murdered in the future. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

Netanyahu ‘Proud’ To Prevent Creation of a Palestinian State

Common Dreams Staff / Common Dreams Dec 18, 2023 'Netanyahu not just admitting to monumental deception but gloating about it." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Education

Wealthy Donors Set a Dangerous Precedent for Universities

Robert Reich / Substack Dec 14, 2023 By forcing out university presidents over hypotheticals posed by right-wing members of Congress, one cannot help but worry that this will only serve to fuel antisemitism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Opinion

U.S. Impedes Global Efforts to Stop Israel’s Genocide in Gaza

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / Truthdig Dec 14, 2023 As the sole veto to a UN Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire," the US stands alone in its support of wanton death and destruction in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

House Anti-Zionism Bill Could Usher In a New Era of McCarthyism

Lisa Kwon / Prism Dec 13, 2023 HR 6578 would build a commission with subpoena authority to force Americans to testify and produce evidence to “investigate the facts and causes of antisemitism in the present day." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )