Tag: Politics
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Giving Black Men Space
When my friend, Lornett Vestal, asked me to write a guest blog for the Evolving Folks Project, I initially scratched my head, wondering what I’d write about. Topics of dating, finding joy during trying times, and ways to live an aligned life all danced in my mind. While I was considering this, I started reading…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia Despite the challenges ahead, the uprising has provided a historic opportunity to fix Nepal’s broken government system. But real change depends on how power shifts from the old guard to new leaders, and whether they can address the structural and systemic issues…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Liberia has a new plan to protect its rainforests. Can it work? Around half of West Africa’s remaining rainforests are in the small coastal nation of Liberia. They’re home to species like western chimpanzees and pygmy hippos, valuable stands of hardwood — and hundreds of thousands of people. Despite years of logging reforms backed by foreign aid, Liberia lost…
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Three Big Thoughts on Social Work
Socialist Workers Unite! I’m a licensed social worker with over 15 years of experience in the field. I’ve worked for schools, school districts, and major non-profit organizations. Volunteered as a mentor to youth, provided food to people experiencing homelessness, delivered meals to the elderly, and built homes for those in need. My clients have included…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The conscience of humanity is being tested in Gaza History is bearing witness to those who took action and to those who turned away from the cruelty in Gaza. Gaza has no time to lose; the international community must heed the voice of the global conscience and act. The future of humanity will be shaped…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
How much aid has made it into Gaza since Israel said it was easing restrictions? Last Sunday, GHF distributed around 1 million meals and at least another 1.2 million from Monday to Wednesday, and 1.3 million on Thursday. GHF did not appear to publish the number of meals distributed on Friday, but on Saturday said…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
“Designed as Death Traps”: Fmr. Green Beret Who Worked at Gaza Food Sites Reveals Rampant War Crimes As more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed seeking aid at militarized aid distribution sites run by the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a former GHF security contractor tells Democracy Now! he saw U.S. mercenaries and Israeli forces commit war crimes…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Iceland approved the 4-day workweek in 2019, nearly 6 years later, all the predictions made by Generation Z have come true The Icelandic experience demonstrates that rethinking traditional work structures can create more sustainable and humane models that benefit both individuals and society. As more nations consider similar reforms, Iceland’s pioneering approach offers valuable lessons about balancing…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Critics slam Mexico’s gentrification protests as xenophobic. Activists say they’re fighting for their human rights “Not all foreigners gentrify, nor are only those who gentrify foreigners, nor is a significant migration process necessary for gentrification to occur. Gentrification is based on inequalities in such a way that it’s not the same thing,” she added. #MexicoCity…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
U.S. enters Israel’s war against Iran He said Iran isn’t interested in diplomacy at the moment. “The U.S. crossed a very big red line. We will respond according to our right. The U.S. betrayed diplomacy and betrayed negotiations. They only understand the language of force,” he said. #Iran #UnitedStates #IsraeliranWar #WWIII Erick, the strongest hurricane…
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