Solutions

On Earth Day, Climate Justice Alliance Calls on US to Embrace 'Real Solutions' to Planetary Emergency

An Indian farmer and his son walk across a parched former field near Agartala, Tipura state, where repeated droughts believed to be exacerbated by the climate emergency have devastated lives and livelihoods for decades. (Photo: Parthajit Datta/AFP via Getty Images)

Pressure Campaign Kicks Off in US to Force Big Pharma and Biden to End Vaccine Apartheid

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

The absence of a WTO patent waiver, say public health advocates, "means we won't end the pandemic, millions of people will die, and the global economy will suffer."

'The Clock Is Ticking': 300,000+ Tell Biden to Act Boldly Ahead of Climate Summit

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Climate campaigner Xiye Bastida holds a version of the Climate Clock—which shows the time remaining for policymakers to reduce emissions before the effects of the climate crisis become irreversible—in New York City's Union Square on April 19, 2021. (Photo: Timothy A. Clark/AFP via Getty Images)

"We can no longer afford any further fossil fuel extraction, infrastructure, or...

Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of NY Bill to Stop Disenfranchisement of Parolees

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A voter walks to a booth to fill out their ballot at Public School 160 on November 3, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

"By passing this bill, the state Assembly has sent a clear message: If you live...

Amid Nuclear Talks, 40 Groups Urge Biden to Lift Sanctions on Covid-Ravaged Iran

101 Nobel Laureates Urge World Leaders to 'Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground'

Climate Groups Warn Reported Biden Plan to Cut Emissions in Half by 2030 'Not Good Enough'

'Let This Be a Turning Point': Chauvin Conviction Sparks Calls for 'True Justice'

'It Is a Revolution': Ocasio-Cortez and Markey Reintroduce Green New Deal Resolution

US House Passes 'Hugely Important' Bill to Let Legal Marijuana Businesses Access Banks

'The Time Is Now': Watch Live as Ocasio-Cortez, Markey Reintroduce Green New Deal Resolution

Civil Rights Groups Call for Universal Cancellation of $50,000 in Student Debt

'This Whole Thing Is About Saving Lives': Bush, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Green New Deal for Cities

Climate Movement Applauds Coal Miners' Demand for Just Transition, Green Jobs

Poll Finds Majority of US Voters Back Green New Deal and Want Lawmakers to Co-Sponsor Resolution

Climate Activists Put 'All Eyes on BlackRock' With Protests Demanding Shareholder Action

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She Was A Child

Minutes before the Derek Chauvin verdict, a white cop in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, a black girl in foster care who was threatening another girl with a knife. Many details are unclear - it was reportedly Bryant who called police when older girls were attacking her - but goddamn why can't cops disarm a 16-year-old girl without pumping four shots into her chest within seconds of arriving? Just kidding. We know why.