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Connecting the dots between climate destruction and its financial backers

Standing on a mobile stage in a suburban Philadelphia park on July 3, Ugandan human rights activist Hillary Taylor poured a cup of dirt into a clay vase. “This soil represents all my communities in Uganda and Tanzania,” he said…

Jobs in U.S. Solar Industry Reached Record High in 2023

The future is looking bright for green jobs in the solar industry. According to the latest National Solar Jobs Census, published by the nonprofit Interstate Renewable Energy Council, solar jobs in the U.S. grew by nearly 6% in 2023. By…

Tones of Colour: “It’s all about the music- turning deepest, darkest feelings into pure joy, is life, is in everything, is the pulse of life”

AnjChito’s new album “Tones of Colour” was just released on all the streaming services including Tidal, Qobuz, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon Music. “An album of songs that convey a touching collection of emotions that encompasses the complexity of human feelings…

#NoWar2024

#NoWar2024: Resisting the USA’s Military Empire, happening on September 20-22! The #NoWar2024 Conference is our most ambitious conference yet, spanning 4 continents across 3 days, plus all sessions will be livestreamed on Zoom. #NoWar2024 will bring together activists from dozens…

Greenfield, Massachusetts’s Compost Co-op gives ex-inmates a living wage through meaningful work.

The stigma of a criminal conviction can be a major barrier to community reentry for recently released prisoners. A December 2021 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics highlighted the employment barrier faced by the more than 50,000 who were…

Tell the U.S. Congress: No More Weapons to Anywhere

While U.S. weapons shipments to Israel violate numerous laws, so do its arms shipments elsewhere — and nowhere is there a moral case for them. The weapons business accounts for over a half million deaths per year on average, as…

From Ancestors to Action: Liberation Obon Calls to Shut Down NWDC

On September 1st, Tsuru for Solidarity organized the first-ever Liberation Obon outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, Washington. (Obon is a Japanese Buddhist festival to welcome back the spirits of our Ancestors each summer season who return to…

“Campus Has Become Unrecognizable”: Columbia Prof. Franke Faces Firing After DN Interview on Gaza

Columbia University law professor Katherine Franke last appeared on Democracy Now! in January to discuss an attack on Columbia’s campus targeting pro-Palestinian student activists with a foul-smelling liquid that led to multiple hospitalizations. Following her interview, Franke now faces termination after two…

Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?

The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at Russian soldiers. By Nicolas J. S Davies “Some people don’t want to…

Holding the Press and White House Accountable: Solomon’s Afterword on the Gaza War

In Norman Solomon’s new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine, the author excoriates the White House for arming a genocide with assistance from a negligent…

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