From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, December 04, 2020byCommon DreamsUrging Tens of Billions in Emergency Aid, Top UN Officials Warn 2021 Set to Be 'Catastrophic' for World's Poorest "This is a global crisis and the solutions must be shared equitably as global public goods."byJulia Conley, staff writer 0 CommentsMigrant workers with their … [Read more...] about Urging Tens of Billions in Emergency Aid, Top UN Officials Warn 2021 Set to Be 'Catastrophic' for World's Poorest
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Each Inmate Awaiting Execution on Trump’s Watch Is a Person—One Whose Life Story Cries Out for Mercy
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, December 04, 2020 by Washington PostEach Inmate Awaiting Execution on Trump’s Watch Is a Person—One Whose Life Story Cries Out for Mercy No matter how terrible the crime, God-like decisions of life or death at the hands of government officials are too weighty and unwieldy for humans to handle.bySister Helen Prejean 0 … [Read more...] about Each Inmate Awaiting Execution on Trump’s Watch Is a Person—One Whose Life Story Cries Out for Mercy
'We're in a Climate Emergency. Act Accordingly': Greta Thunberg Says Denmark's 30-Year Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Not Fast Enough
From CommonDreamsWhile many other climate campaigners treated the announcement as historic, Greta Thunberg early Friday tamped down praise for Denmark's decision to end new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea and phase out existing fossil fuels projects by 2050—indicating that the extended timeline is a betrayal of what the scientific consensus says is … [Read more...] about 'We're in a Climate Emergency. Act Accordingly': Greta Thunberg Says Denmark's 30-Year Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Not Fast Enough
People’s Action Statement Championing Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head USDA
From CommonDreamsSkip to main content Home Subscribe Donate About Us Key Staff Testimonials Sections … [Read more...] about People’s Action Statement Championing Rep. Marcia Fudge to Head USDA
The Senate Is Leaving Americans to Fend for Themselves This Winter
From JacobinAnother Grim Winter The inaction calls to mind the federal government’s failure to rise to the occasion during the early years of the Great Depression. At the time, there was a delusional but stubborn belief that the crisis, attributable to mysterious and chimerical but ultimately … [Read more...] about The Senate Is Leaving Americans to Fend for Themselves This Winter