The Mueller hearing and the death of facts
SCHIFF: “Trump and his campaign welcomed and encouraged Russian interference?” MUELLER: “Yes.” SCHIFF: “And then Trump and his campaign lied about it to cover it up?” MUELLER: “Yes.”…
US House condemns Donald Trump’s racist tweets – why his language is so dangerous
Democratic Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib speak about Donald Trump’s Twitter attacks against them in Washington DC…
Mexican president LĂłpez Obrador has a woman problem
In February, thousands of women marched in Mexico City to demand that President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador do more to keep women…
Listen to Jess Gottgens (16) Brexit Speech #CheckYourPrivilege
On the Climate Crisis Greta Thunberg (16) has been the most articulate voice, despite her young age. Now listen to Jess Gottgens…
Megan Rapinoe Dares to Shine
 Megan Rapinoe: “Just shoutout to the teammates… We’re chillin’. We’ve got tea sippin’. We’ve got celebrations. We have pink hair and purple hair. We have tattoos and…
Facing our own double standards hurts
“Flight shame” (Swedish “flygskam”) hits the middle class and upper class where it hurts most. Stop pushing “most people” in front of…
Climate crisis: migration cannot be the only option for people living on ‘drowning’ islands
The evidence of the climate crisis is now undeniable. But state responses to climate change often have social and political motivations, rather…
How much power can an image actually wield?
The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto MartĂnez RamĂrez and his daughter lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros,…
US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must
US Air Force fighters during the 1991 Gulf War. Everett Historical/Shutterstock Benjamin Neimark, Lancaster University; Oliver Belcher, Durham University, and Patrick Bigger, Lancaster University The US military’s carbon…
Can parks help cities fight crime?
Contact with nature reduces stress and aggression, one reason scholars say urban green space may reduce violence. Shutterstock Lincoln Larson, North Carolina…
