NewsApril 19, 2022 A massive ship is stuck in the Suez Canal, disrupting trade and inspiring hilarious memes A massive container ship stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways for over 24 hours, disrupting global trade and launching a tidalContinue readingA massive ship is stuck in the Suez Canal, disrupting trade and inspiring hilarious memes
NewsApril 19, 2022 The Indigenous-led fight to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in Minnesota, explained Tania Aubid began her hunger strike on Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day is about love and having that love for your partner — but for me to have the love, IContinue readingThe Indigenous-led fight to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in Minnesota, explained
NewsApril 19, 2022 Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again North Korea’s second missile test in a week is increasing the pressure on President Joe Biden to respond, inching the nuclear-armed state further up the administration’s long list of globalContinue readingWhy North Korea is ramping up missile tests again
NewsApril 19, 2022 The generational grief of colonization “In Guam, even the dead are dying,” Chamorro author and activist Julian Aguon writes in his new book The Properties of Perpetual Light. Aguon, a human rights lawyer and founderContinue readingThe generational grief of colonization
NewsApril 19, 2022 Biden’s stated rationale for extending America’s war in Afghanistan is weak President Joe Biden all but said during his first formal press conference on Thursday that the United States would likely extend its 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan for at leastContinue readingBiden’s stated rationale for extending America’s war in Afghanistan is weak
NewsApril 19, 2022 The world’s biggest banks have pumped trillions into fossil fuel projects in the past 5 years As the world careens toward a climate catastrophe, the biggest banks in the world are still financing fossil fuels in the trillions of dollars. That’s according to a recently releasedContinue readingThe world’s biggest banks have pumped trillions into fossil fuel projects in the past 5 years
NewsApril 19, 2022 Why Biden’s pledge of $4 billion to help vaccinate the world isn’t enough The Biden administration has officially committed to Covax, the global effort to fund and deliver Covid-19 vaccines around the world, including to lower-income countries. The administration will commit $4 billionContinue readingWhy Biden’s pledge of $4 billion to help vaccinate the world isn’t enough
NewsApril 19, 2022 Myanmar’s pro-democracy protest movement is strengthening Myanmar saw its largest nationwide protests since the military coup earlier this month, with hundreds of thousands of people demonstrating in the streets and businesses shutting down across the country.Continue readingMyanmar’s pro-democracy protest movement is strengthening
NewsApril 19, 2022 Facebook’s news ban in Australia is draconian. But it might not be wrong. Facebook’s sudden move on Wednesday to cut Australians off from the news (and the rest of the world from Australian news) was as surprising as it was draconian. It blockedContinue readingFacebook’s news ban in Australia is draconian. But it might not be wrong.
NewsApril 19, 2022 Biden is allowing asylum seekers caught by Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program to cross the border The Biden administration has begun allowing tens of thousands of asylum seekers who were forced to wait in Mexico for a chance to obtain protection in the United States underContinue readingBiden is allowing asylum seekers caught by Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program to cross the border