social justice
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California is playing defense under Trump
Xavier Becerra, the state's attorney general, has become the face of its resistance.
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Meet 8 black leaders who are reshaping the climate movement
These scientists, activists, and organizers are working to protect our communities.
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Proposed natural gas pipeline raises major social justice concerns
Member of Congress and black residents don't want the pipeline and the noise that comes with it.
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A surprising tool to slow gentrification: Land trusts
Community land trusts can guarantee a level of economic diversity in urban neighborhoods, and help locals take charge of their own destiny.
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Obama's regulatory reform will focus on fairness
Obama's executive order adds "human dignity" and "fairness" to the list of considerations.
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What climate activists could learn from the anti-slavery movement
Climate activists who are discouraged by recent failures of worldwide leaders can find inspiration in the successes of the abolitionist movement.
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Industry wraps coal ash regulation fight in the mantle of civil rights
Some opponents of stronger coal ash regulation are trying to make their case in the language of civil rights. But their argument doesn't fly.
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My whiz-bang light rail is your pain in the asphalt
Seattle light rail. Photo courtesy LeeLeFever via Flickr One train, two views: Getting to the airport from Seattle’s north side — its wealthier, whiter half — on public transit first involves a bus ride downtown. From there, as of two months ago, you can take a new light-rail line, instead of another bus, to Sea-Tac […]
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Milk may be cheap but dairy workers shouldn’t be
Barry Estabrook has a piece up on the Atlantic reminding us that agriculture practiced on any scale anywhere in this country relies heavily on migrant — usually undocumented — laborers to perform the hardest, riskiest jobs. And sometimes they die. [A]t about 4:00 in the afternoon of December 22, José Obeth Santiz Cruz, a 20-year-old […]