Julia Conley: Greta Thunberg Arrested in UK for Supporting Palestine Action and Opposing Gaza Genocide
Thunberg joined a call for British officials to meet with the lawyers of Palestine Action protesters who have been on a hunger strike in prison.
Julia Conley: ‘Genocide in Action’ as 60-Day Blockade Plunges Gaza Into Mass Starvation
The two-month-long siege is a “clear and calculated effort to collectively punish over two million civilians and to make Gaza unlivable.”
Julia Conley: AOC Says Democrats Must Be ‘Brawlers for the Working Class’ to Counter Trumpism
The Democratic Party must abandon its allegiance to the billionaire class, the congresswoman asserted.
Julia Conley: In Blow to Open Internet, Federal Appeals Strikes Down Biden FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
The ruling creates a “dangerous regulatory gap that leaves consumers vulnerable and gives broadband providers unchecked power over Americans’ internet access,” said one advocate.
JULIA CONLEY: THE RESISTANCE STARTS NOW
“We’re more prepared than ever to block the disastrous Trump policies we know are coming,” said one climate group. As voters across the United States grappled on Wednesday with the … Continue reading
Julia Conley: Extreme Heat Expected to Impact Millions of Americans Again This Summer
“These are not your grandparents’ heatwaves,” said one meteorologist.
Julia Conley: Violent Arrest of Emory Professor Spotlights Brutality of Police Crackdown on Campus Protests
“To sustain this level of blind support for Israel, the U.S. must erode its own democracy,” said one foreign policy expert. “And that is what we see happening on U.S. campuses now.”
Julia Conley: Ignoring ‘Mounting Threat to Clean Water,’ EPA Denies Factory Farm Pollution Petition
“We know that animal factories are a huge source of water pollution and that our freshwater is in crisis, and yet EPA has failed to uphold its duty to protect our environment from this industry,” said one advocate.
Julia Conley: Rapidly Melting Glaciers Threaten Collapse of Crucial Ocean Circulation Systems: Study
“It’s way faster than we thought these circulations could slow down,” said one researcher. “We are talking about the possible long-term extinction of an iconic water mass.”
Julia Conley: UN Urges Global Cooperation as Quarter of Humanity Lacks Safe Drinking Water
“Water is our common future and we need to act together to share it equitably and manage it sustainably,” said the director-general of UNESCO.
Julia Conley: Nationwide Federal Order Bars Starbucks From Firing Workers for Union Activity
“Starbucks continues to violate the law in egregious ways, thus requiring a nationwide cease and desist order,” said the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board.
Julia Conley: Book-Banning Efforts Rising at Unprecedented Rate, US Libraries Report
Efforts to censor entire categories of books reflecting certain voices and views shows that the moral panic isn’t about kids: It’s about politics.
Julia Conley: NASA Images of Shrinking Lake Mead Offer ‘Stark Illustration’ of Climate Crisis
“This is not a drought, this is aridification,” said one water law expert. “This is the new world we live in.”
Julia Conley: ‘Horrifying’: Researchers Find Microplastics in Lungs of Living People
There were 12 different types of microplastics found in the tissue, and male patients had higher levels of the material in their lung tissue.
