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The National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation announced Tuesday that ProPublica’s series on how the meatpacking industry ignored pandemic warnings won its General Circulation Journalism Award. The series, by reporters Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung, found that meat companies’ …
ProPublica Wins NIHCM Award in Journalism and Research More >
Next month, on May 14th, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) will celebrate our 30th anniversary. IRF was born when several concerned individuals came together in response to the black rhino poaching crisis in Zimbabwe in the early 1990s. A few …
The Environmental Defense Fund has a clear message for the Biden Administration on the eve of an international climate summit marking the U.S.’s further re-entry into the Paris climate agreement: “We need to cut methane now.“ So says the U.S.-based …
On a March afternoon on the Los Angeles River, two anglers waded in the concrete channel of the Glendale Narrows, casting their lines for carp and largemouth bass. Above them, a belted kingfisher perched on a mattress that had been caught in …
April 19, 2021 in I Give A Whoop, Newsroom, North America, Whooping Crane Whooping Crane pair L8-16 and L22-17 at their nest in Chambers County, Texas. The young pair, now five and four years old, met and paired in eastern …
Texas craniacs celebrate historic Whooping Crane nests More >
Meet Kamryn and Jaydyn Simmons, the winners of OMK’s Courageous Kids of 2020 Contest in the U.S. Navy (Severely Injured) category! Kamryn, 10, and Jaydyn, 12, are the children of U.S. Navy Veteran Jermaine Simmons, who underwent treatment for severe …
Kamryn and Jaydyn Simmons, Courageous Kid of 2020 | US Navy (SI) More >
The Biden Administration recently moved to reinstate two key fair housing rules that had been gutted under the former administration. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is looking to restore the disparate impact rule, a legal standard in housing cases that weigh discriminatory effects regardless of intent, and the 2015 affirmatively furthering fair housing rule (AFFH) meant to guide local jurisdictions on compliance with …
Reinstating Fair Housing Rules: A Win for Housing Access More >
At today’s meeting of the annual J Street conference, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., suggested that the U.S. consider conditional aid to Israel. “I support military assistance to Israel,” said Warren’s planned remarks, referring to the aid as “the elephant in …
Elizabeth Warren Suggests U.S. Explore Conditional Aid to Israel More >
This is one in a series of articles about the pandemic and America’s First Female Recession. See more here. Low-income women of color in America bear the weight of racism, sexism and classism – both in their interactions with other …
Guaranteed Income Programs: A Potential Lifeline for Low-Income Women of Color in Crisis More >
We are heartbroken and grief stricken by the recent loss of one of our own, our passionate and driven friend and student, 18-year-old Elijah Major of Mundy’s Mill Hill School. While walking to work on Friday, April 16, 2021 Elijah …
The pandemic has been good for Amazon. In the first ten months of 2020, the company hired 425,000 new employees (more than doubling its US workforce) and added another 500,000 independently contracted drivers. Net sales last year (almost $400 billion) …
Amazon Doesn’t Know How to Innovate. It Knows How to Exploit More >
Welcome to the Recruit Military Fort Bragg Area Military Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. Connecting Veterans with employers. Online Recruiting Event Open to all US Military Job Seekers and Spouse. April 22, 2021 Register here Originally published by Disabled American …
Fort Bragg Area Military Virtual Career Fair, Thursday, April 22, 2021 More >
One day late, but with a reading supplement. After Amazon Reports Here are a bunch of articles and some audio content about the union loss at Amazon in Bessmer, Alabama. You should also check out “Lessons from Bessemer,” a series …
In the first four months of 2021, four states — New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, and Virginia — have legalized the adult-use marijuana market. Over 40 percent of all Americans now reside in a state where possessing marijuana is …
Having an Interior Secretary who is willing to listen to the environmental concerns of the nation’s tribes is crucial for those who are already working on the ground to clean up Indigenous lands contaminated by uranium mining, said Dariel Yazzie, …
Embed from Getty Images In his March 1956 sermon “When Peace Becomes Obnoxious,” Martin Luther King, Jr. responded to a headline in a local Alabama newspaper that read, “Things are quiet in Tuscaloosa today. There is peace on the campus …
Amid Chauvin trial and more police killings, calls for ‘peaceful’ protests sound obnoxious More >
The Wikimedia Foundation today started a fundraising campaign on Wikipedia in several Latin American countries, starting in Brazil and continuing in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. Until the end of May, banners will be appearing on Wikipedia in …
Lynching of Reuben Dennis In the early hours of February 15, 1878, at least three white men shot and killed a Black man named Reuben Dennis. The men abducted Mr. Dennis from the Shelbyville home of a Black man named …
Community Members Unveil Three Historical Markers in Shelbyville, Kentucky More >
When life doesn’t go as planned, adjusting to new circumstances can be difficult. In some cases, it can lead to anxiety and depression. Clara, * a 14-year old girl in 9th grade is the second youngest of six children, and …
Treating Depression in Adolescents in Zambia during COVID-19 More >
Home News Stop stigmatizing homeless New Y… NY Daily NewsMonday, April 19, 2021 If there is one thing we have learned over the past four decades, it is that New York City cannot police its way out of …
The climate crisis is a threat to human health all around the world. From dangerous prolonged heat waves and powerful extreme weather events to devastating wildfires and the spread of many infectious diseases, climate change will continue to exacerbate existing …
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now! I’m Amy Goodman. A New York court has vindicated a former Buffalo police officer who was fired for stopping a fellow …
Newly appointed Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has pledged to address the concerns of U.S. communities that have disproportionately suffered from pollution and environmental degradation. In her role as the primary steward of America’s public lands, Haaland promised last …
Deb Haaland is making room for marginalized communities in the Interior Department More >
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The federal government has quietly reversed course on a policy that had kept thousands of businesses from applying …
The Federal Government Will Now Give PPP Loans to Borrowers in Bankruptcy More >
This article is the result of a partnership between Inside Climate News and The Galveston County Daily News. GALVESTON, Texas—Last week Daniel Gonzales went online with his search for someplace to stay, asking Galveston residents if anyone knew of …
Ice Storm Aftermath: More Climate Extremes Ahead for Galveston More >
Journalist Michelle Nijhuis crystallizes the human urgency around conservation in her new book, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction. Despite its title, the book is anchored in the narratives of the people, not just the other …
Há algumas semanas, o YouTube publicou um texto sobre seus esforços mundiais pela educação sobre as vacinas de covid-19. Assinada pelo diretor de parcerias em saúde da plataforma do Google, Garth Graham, a nota diz que está comprometida a “ajudar …
Como a extrema direita burla punições do YouTube – e o Google finge que não vê More >
This Earth Day Matters More – How you can prepare for it – Amazon Conservation Association This Earth Day Matters More – How you can prepare for it April 19, 2021 1) Know What’s at Stake As an ecosystem, the Amazon …
This Earth Day Matters More – How you can prepare for it More >
“Free halal meal program announced for RamadanFree halal meals will be distributed to the Muslim community during Ramadan. The five-borough initiative, dubbed “Iftar on the Go,” is a partnership between New York City Comptroller Stringer’s office, Islamic Relief USA and …
ManhattanTimesnews.com : “Iftar on the Go Iftar en movimiento” More >
This year’s race for New York City mayor is off to a disappointing start as Andrew Yang hoovers up media attention while the Left lacks any unifying favorite in the race. But NYC socialists are honing their electoral skills and …
We’ll Have a Socialist New York City Mayor — But Not This Year More >
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