Left-wing MP Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the New Ecological and Social People’s Union, delivers a speech in Paris on June 19, 2022 after initial results came in during the second round of France’s parliamentary elections. (Photo: Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images) The president of far-right National Rally, meanwhile, celebrated a… Continue reading
Kairos Center SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 (kairoscenter.org) CATEGORY: RELIGIONS “The word for sin and debt is the same in all language.”–Dr. Michael Hudson On December 8th, 2016, the Kairos Center hosted “The Land Belongs to God: The Bible’s Commandment Against Wealth and Poverty” at Union Theological Seminary. Our featured speaker was Dr. Michael… Continue reading
Common chemicals sprayed on many crops each year are cloaked in bureaucratic uncertainties By Meg Wilcox on June 15, 2022 (scientificamerican.com) Scientists have been raising growing concerns for decades over the use of toxic “forever chemicals,” so called because their strong molecular bonds can take hundreds of years to completely break down in… Continue reading
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters during her weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on June 16, 2022. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The response is a shift for the House speaker, a stalwart supporter of Israel and longtime ally of the flagship Israel lobby group…. Continue reading
Alison P. Galvanialison.galvani@yale.edu, Alyssa S. Parpiahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9083-1929, Abhishek Pandey, +6 , Pratha Sahhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-5871, Kenneth Colón, Gerald Friedman, Travis Campbell, James G. Kahn, Burton H. Singerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5295-5971bhsinger@epi.ufl.edu, and Meagan C. Fitzpatrick-6Authors Info & Affiliations Contributed by Burton H. Singer; received January 12, 2022; accepted April 22, 2022; reviewed by David Fisman and Brian Wahl June 13, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.22005361194,213 (pnas.org) Significance The fragmented and inefficient healthcare system in the United States leads to many preventable… Continue reading
“Before our white brothers came to civilize us we had no jails. Therefore we had no criminals. You can’t have criminals without a jail. We had no locks or keys, and so we had no thieves. If a man was so poor that he had no horse, tipi or blanket,… Continue reading
Our people’s teachings, connecting us to the land and the universe, have enabled us to survive genocide and can point the way to peace – 146 years after the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Heove ve ‘keso (Yellowbird), Chief Phillip Whiteman Jr, traditional Northern Cheyenne Chief Fri 17 Jun 2022… Continue reading
NBC News Jun 16, 2022 Luttig spoke of the “danger” that former President Donald Trump poses to American democracy during the Jan. 6 hearing. Luttig said Trump, his allies and supporters would attempt to overturn the election in 2024 if Trump did not win. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more… Continue reading
Column JUNE 16, 2022 (DemocraacyNow.org) By By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan More than 330,000 people in the United States died during the pandemic because they were uninsured or underinsured. That grim statistic was reported this week by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health. In addition to that… Continue reading
While nations have vowed to take meaningful action to halt species loss and destruction of biodiversity, over 100 conservation groups warn that the progress has been far too slow. (Photo: David Clode on Unsplash) “Please make 2022 the year in which the world chooses to stop extinction and commits the resources to do… Continue reading
