Howard Zinn: "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. 1/4

#BlackHistoryMonth: I started my work on #environmentaljustice in 1979, before it had a name, when Jimmy Carter was president. This work has been carried out under 9 presidents--Democrats and Republicans. The right to breathe clean air has no party affiliation. Bullard Center for Environmental & Climate Justice

Alex Cole If Musk is angry about his team's identity being shared with the public, just imagine how the public feels about their identities being shared with Musk

Don’t recall that part of the Constitution.

I've had the honor of knowing David Brooks for years. I admire him and have been deeply moved, informed, inspired, and bettered by his books and talks. He was a Republican when I met him. I don't know his party affiliation now. What I do know is he has always been a man of

We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis. Trump's announcement that he's ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal - and horrible for our security. 1/ A quick🧵on what's going on. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly. And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.

The President of the United States is a coward who is Vladimir Putin's puppet. The Vice President is a coward who is Donald Trump's puppet. What we just witnessed was a meeting in the Oval Office between two puppets and a hero. The administration is going to go down as an

Bacon: “A bad day for America’s foreign policy. Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values. We should be clear that we stand for freedom.” thehill.com/homenews/house…

In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.

Diplomacy and statesmanship seem to have been checked at the door of the Oval Office today. Ukraine is an ally in pursuit of free markets, free speech, and free people—Western values that align with our own. A win for Putin, on the other hand, does not. I am hopeful that our

This week started with administration officials refusing to acknowledge that Russia started the war in Ukraine. It ends with a tense, shocking conversation in the Oval Office and whispers from the White House that they may try to end all U.S. support for Ukraine. I know foreign

Recommended listen: To mark International Women’s Day, Costa Rican diplomat and former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres was joined by top climate scientist Dr Prof. Katharine Hayhoe on her Outrage + Optimism podcast to discuss why ignoring women endangers the climate. buff.ly/2hkpVly

I thought the Environmental Protection Agency's purpose was to ... protect the environment? 🧐

Wishing everyone a meaningful and empowering #EarthDay2025 today! 🌎 Here in Duluth we're looking forward to celebrating and taking action 📢 together right along the shores of the largest lake in the world! 💧 Join us: sites.google.com/view/duluth-ea…

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1) The clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act support wind generation. 2) No tax credits = less wind infrastructure. 3) Without wind power, the electricity will be replaced with more expensive (and dirtier!) sources. Source ➡️ cclusa.org/062

🚨 Republicans in the House are working on a bill that would gut clean energy tax credits — raising energy costs and slowing clean energy progress. Let’s push back before the full House votes on this. Write to your Republican Reps now ➡️ citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-take-…

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care. They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working

Every country is warming. Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions. ShowYourStripes.info