Sunday, April 29, 2018

Pavitri Manjhi - Human Rights Defender threatened at her home

Pavitri Manjhi - Human Rights Defender threatened at her home: Pavitri Manjhi has faced continued threats, harassment and intimidation in relation to her peaceful activism. Visited at her home by two men every evening from 3 to 5 April 2018, she has been told to withdraw all formal complaints filed by Adivasi villagers against two private companies who allegedly defrauded members of the community of their land.

Stop the Salmon Extinction Act!

Stop the Salmon Extinction Act!: Stop this dangerous, misinformed, and costly bill in its tracks and give the Columbia-Snake River salmon a fighting chance at survival.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Friday, April 13, 2018

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Time to Fire the Fireman

Time to Fire the Fireman: Like the fireman in Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451, whose job is to burn books rather than save them, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has perverted the Environmental Protection Agency's mission with a radical agenda to undermine not only the agency itself but also more than half a century of bipartisan environmental progress in this country. That’s why the Sierra Club has joined 10 other national environmental organizations in demanding that Pruitt be fired immediately.

~190~ Truth About Israel, MLK Murder Facts Revealed, Cops Lying

[105] The Truth About Syria w/ Eva Bartlett

Here's Why Some Progressives Are Tearing Each Other Apart @alternet

Here's Why Some Progressives Are Tearing Each Other Apart @alternet: Progressives are telling two different stories about the world we live in and the future we are trying to create. In important ways, they clash. Human beings are story tellers. Stories help us make meaning of events around us and figure out what to care about. Not surprisingly, conservative and progressive Americans believe they are living very different stories. These differences go way back, but one unexpected and dismaying consequence of the information age has been to widen the chasm to a point that we often can’t see the humanity of people on the other side.

Monday, April 9, 2018

Stand in Solidarity with Brazil's Indigenous Rights Agency! - Amazon Watch

Stand in Solidarity with Brazil's Indigenous Rights Agency! - Amazon Watch: Sign the petition to reject President Temer and Attorney General Mendonça's attacks on the rights and advocates of indigenous peoples!