The excellent NYT Ezra Klein Tim Walz interview, unlocked. Also recommend rereading Sarah Smarsh excellent memoir, Heartland. nytimes.com/2024/08/02/opi…

We offer our utmost solidarity to Muslim communities and people of colour affected by the racist violence unfolding across the country.

📰 In the wake of tragic stabbings in Southport, the UK has seen an alarming rise in racist violence. Communities are coming together to combat this hate. Want to help? Here are 5 ways you can make a difference. 👇 Thread: (1/7) 🧵

If you haven’t been following the liberation movement and students protests in Bangladesh over the past few weeks, there’s some movement organising and strategic co-ordinating that we can draw strength from as we organise & excellent reminders, there’s so much I’ve learnt here 2/

Simone Biles, who won silver on floor exercise, and Jordan Chiles, who won bronze, playfully bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil. The photo, Alan Taylor writes, exemplifies the spirit of sportsmanship seen throughout the Olympics. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

#WeNeedAnswers - Join us this evening for the emergency community conversation. The link is here to book: eventbrite.co.uk/e/weneedanswer… #ukevents #community

Let's have a serious conversation about the phrase "unskilled labor". Economists have used that phrase for as long as I've studied economics. At some point I became inured to it falsely thinking it's no judgment, just trying to classify workers. That's wrong. It's horrible. 🧵

A new way to visualise #airpollution shows the global inequality in what we breathe but also the dramatic improvement that can come about when governments act. By me for The Guardian on the Air Quality Stripes by Jim McQuaid 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 & Kirsty Pringle h/t Ed Hawkins theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Afghan women are responding to the Taliban's ban on women speaking in public by launching a campaign and singing out loudly.

These narratives are so exhausting & exist to both justify inequalities whilst positioning the working-class as stupid, uncultured & undeserving. So let’s take this example of ‘the seaside is free’ as an option for a family day out for a single mother of 3 kids from London.

Justice for Grenfell. 72 people lost their lives in this preventable tragedy. Victims of corporate greed and institutional neglect.

Moving goods & services is essential to our economy. But outdated, inefficient freight is harming our health, climate & businesses. Watch to learn more about this issue & solutions, including: 📦Pick up + drop off points 🚴‍♂️Cargo bike loans 💰Tax relief for businesses

Today Impact on Urban Health have published some amazing resources on air pollution and freight. From pick up points to cargo bikes; workers' rights to road pricing incentives: Our new insights describe a vision for healthier cities 🧵👇

Desmond Appiah - Clean Air Fund #Ghana Country Lead - was on this #JoyPrime TV show on #AirQuality & #AirPollution related matters, affecting health. It has been great working with #CleanAirFund on this #CleanAirGhana project. Let's be part of the solution, & not the pollution.

nor the individuals actions of violence by different men across a community. ALL of it is connected. And here’s why YOU are connected to it, too. ⬇️

BREAKING 🚨 Burmese genocide scholar Dr. Maung Zarni returned from Israel & Palestine where he witnessed 1st hand the harrowing situation unfolding "This is beyond what the Nazis embodied. I've never seen such sadistic violence" Listen to & share his POWERFUL testimony 🙏🏾

Jewish filmmaker Sarah Friedland accepts award at the Venice Film festival. “I am accepting this award on the 336th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and 76th year of occupation…I stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle for liberation.”

Fantastic news for Tirana! 🌳 Our capital is ranked in the top 10 European cities with the largest urban tree coverage. An important step towards a greener and healthier environment. Let’s keep up the good work! 💪🏻💚 #GreenTirana