Can Liberal Evanston, Illinois, Atone for Its Racist Past?
The city is the first in the country to pass, and begin to implement, a reparations program. Changing laws to undo discrimination is one thing. But will white citizens really…
Tensions are high as California’s reparations task force tackles a crucial question: What will payment look like?
California’s task force to study reparations for Black people is preparing to debate the most crucial piece of its work: How much restitution is due, and what form should it…
Blonde (2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma…
What is hurricane storm surge, and why can it be so catastrophic?
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. It can sweep homes off their foundations, flood riverside communities…
Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point
The Ashéninka woman with the painted face radiated a calm, patient confidence as she stood on the sandy banks of the Amonia River and faced the loggers threatening her Amazonian…
Ukraine: UN Secretary-General condemns Russia annexation plan 
Russia’s plan to annex four occupied regions in Ukraine would be an illegal move, a violation of international law, and should be condemned, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday,…
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
The UN agencies have launched two publications which aim to prevent negative work situations and cultures while also offering mental health protection and support for employees. Performance and productivity affected “It’s time to…
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists
“We strongly condemn the sentencing of Ms. Sedighi-Hamadani and Ms. Choubdar to death and call on authorities to stay their executions and annul their sentences as soon as possible,” they said in…
Post Politics Now: Biden convening first White House conference on hunger since Nixon
Today, President Biden will deliver an address at the first White House conference on hunger since 1969, when President Richard M. Nixon pulled together a similar gathering. Administration officials say…
UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine
The report, issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), found some rights violations by both sides in the conflict but expressed particular concern about the…