Wu Zetian: Buddhist Empress of China
Wu Zetian, the woman who was to become China’s only female Emperor Regent was born in 624 AD, during the Tang Dynasty. The daughter of a government official, she entered the … Continue reading
The growing indigenous spiritual movement that could save the planet
North Dakota is just the beginning. Jack Jenkins Senior Religion Reporter at ThinkProgress. Demonstrators in Canon Ball protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. CREDIT: Flickr/Joe Brusky When Pua Case landed in North Dakota to … Continue reading
Duterte Threatens Genocide to 3 Million Addicts, Urges Extra-Judicial Killings
Editor: as a person in long term recovery from addiction, this casual pronouncement by a head of state that he would gladly execute 3 million addicts is frightening and appalling. Addiction is … Continue reading
The Rising Rate of Incarceration of White Rural Residents
Editor: the following article from the New York Times was referenced in the previous article in Earth First Journal. The articles examines why the greatest increase in incarceration rates is … Continue reading
From Pipelines to Prisons
The intersection of native rights, mass incarceration and environmental justice by Panagioti Tsolkas and Nicholas Todd / Earth First! Newswire Over the past month, two seemingly disparate issues of prisons and … Continue reading
Fossil Fuel Industry’s Heavy Impact on Latinx Communities
New Report Sheds Light on Fossil Fuel Industry’s Effect on Latinx Communities High asthma, low insurance rates and close proximity to oil and gas facilities make for a dangerous combination. … Continue reading
The Water Crisis: When the Well Runs Dry
Editor: I’m posting this article because I came close to personally experiencing the drought and scarcity of water while living in Nova Scotia. Yarmouth and the southern-most county in the Province went … Continue reading
AdBusters: Two versions of collectivity
Two versions of collectivity September 23, 2016 by adbusters Tags: fascism, #127, Eastern Europe, Lela Vujanic Transart Berlin We were sitting in a friend’s flat, built amid socialist urbanization in the working class neighborhood of the city … Continue reading
Obama Opens Museum of African American History and Culture
Video: President Obama Inaugurates the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Patrick Lynch © Darren Bradley “What we can see of this building, the towering glass, the … Continue reading
Neo-Nazis, Klan Volunteer for Trump
by Lisa Mascaro; originally published in LA Times. “Trump happened because of us,” Duke said, “not the other way around.” David Duke worked the Louisiana gun show like a preacher pursuing souls, cornering potential … Continue reading
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