"It makes a big difference if we carry this idea around in our heads that all life is competition and conflict instead of held together by cooperation from the basic cells up." @kristinohlson in conversation w Lee van der Voo. civileats.com/2023/01/11/kri…

NEW: In Science Magazine today, our latest peer-reviewed research shows Exxon scientists predicted global warming with shocking skill & accuracy between 1977 & 2003, contradicting the company's decades of climate denial. THREAD. 📰No pay wall for 2 weeks: bit.ly/ExxonKnew2poin…

We’re thrilled to announce our intention to launch a new annual prize, the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction!    We're seeking sponsorship for the Non-Fiction Prize, to amplify female voices & books that inform, entertain and disrupt Share to spread the word: bit.ly/_WPNF

More than 300,000 Wisconsinites have applied and been fully approved for student loan debt relief. They could be benefitting right now if it weren't for lawsuits supported by Republicans and their special interest allies.

NEW #BookReview: Loving orphaned space: The art and science of belonging to Earth, by Mrill Ingram. buff.ly/3Jrr5Jq Routledge Geog&Built @JRE_UAA Urban Affairs Association @DrBHanlon Mrill Ingram #UrbanStudies #UrbanDesign

Hi, I'm the member whose mic was muted 🙋‍♂️ Paid family leave is not a radical idea. It's not a welfare program. It's something Wisconsinites need and deserve. The more you silence debate on issues like this, the more elections you're going to lose. My full response here ⬇️

Today marks three years since Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Three years since the largest series of antiracist demonstrations in history, followed by one of the most concerted racist movements to demonize and ban antiracist work in history. 📸 AFP

I'm so happy I get to be part of the Next City Vanguard cohort in Richmond in September. Looks like a very cool group of people dedicated to uplifting and strengthening what makes urban life good.#VanguardRichmond

Idaho hospital closes its maternity ward, citing state’s ‘political climate,’ after Idaho’s Republican-run government implemented strict abortion ban, TODAY rpts; all its OBGYNs left the state; women now struggle for care: today.com/parents/pregna…

Michael Mann secured a win in his legal battle against conservative bloggers who said the climatologist “molested and tortured data” and compared him to a convicted child abuser trib.al/nT3eQqZ

I joined the brilliant Dahlia Lithwick on Amicus Slate to explain how the Alabama Supreme Court decision fits into a broader pattern to dismantle reproductive freedoms and burden constitutional rights and civil liberties. 👇🏿👇🏿

Palestinians uncovered a second mass grave in Gaza with over 300 bodies, the majority Palestinian children and the elderly. The Israeli military killed and discarded them during its assault on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. This is a pattern. This is what a well-funded

A statement from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on opportunists entering our space.

Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they’re part of a right-wing plan. I wrote about the broader autocratic project exploiting fears for “Jewish safety” in ⁦⁦The Guardian⁩. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

Amid student protests over Gaza, one of the first schools to announce a divestment plan is @UnionSeminary in New York, which is affiliated with Columbia University. President @SereneJones explains what motivated the theological school to act, saying it was "not a hard decision."

In America, 1 in 4 cancer patients declared bankruptcy or lost their homes to eviction or foreclosure in 2022, while 42% deplete their life savings within 2 years. This is insane and unspeakable. Getting cancer should not cause bankruptcy. We must cancel medical debt.

Joe Biden has chosen to stand down as the Democratic nominee. He deserves immense credit for making a right but difficult choice. And he has endorsed Kamala Harris to replace him, a right and appropriate choice because—as the polls confirm—she can win. thenation.com/article/politi…

Anyone who considers themselves a bike/ped safety advocate needs to understand that details like bike helmets, earbuds, flip-flops, and dark clothing aren’t primary safety issues. Not even close. Motorists are the primary issue.

South of Gaza City: 2022 vs. last week Recent image via Planet