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Women among war’s biggest victims, making them essential fighters for peace
May 09, 2022It has been proven that when women are at the negotiating table, a lasting peace is more likely to be the result.
Read moreClimate activists to Biden: Stop stalling, attack climate change
April 25, 2022Typical and succinct warning on a sign at the White House: “There is no Planet B.”
Read moreA criminal war ushers in the worst of times in Ukraine, Russia, and Europe
March 11, 2022March for peace wherever you can, but watch out for who is next to you and who is on the speaker’s platform.
Read moreLas criptomonedas, haciendo de Puerto Rico un paraíso perdido
March 06, 2022En su libro La Batalla por el paraíso, Puerto Rico y el Capitalismo del Desastre (2018) Naomi Klein, una reconocida periodista, dice “entre los escombros del huracán María, los puertorriqueños y los puertopians ultra ricos están enfrascados en una lucha irreconciliable por cómo rehacer la Isla”. Hoy en el 2022 esas palabras resuenan más que nunca. No es secreto que luego del paso del huracán en el 2017 la isla...
Read morePuerto Rican union workers strike against austerity, point to U.S. responsibility
February 24, 2022They’re fed up with the island’s government, but even more with U.S. domination of their affairs.
Read moreWest Side Stories, including the latest Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner film
December 20, 2021Recorded just days after West Side Story opened on Broadway in September 1957, Columbia Records producer Goddard Lieberson’s brilliant original Broadway cast recording was my first acquaintance with Leonard Bernstein’s musical score for the updated version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The action takes place on the streets of New York as rival gangs duel for control of their neighborhood, and an ill-fated romance unfolds between Tony (a native New...
Read moreHypocrite GOPers rail against federal dollars, then claim credit for them
December 17, 2021Hypocrites like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem deride Democratic federal programs but lap up the money when it reaches their states.
Read moreFossil fuel lobbyists outnumber every single country’s delegation at COP26
November 10, 2021If the fossil fuel lobby were a country, it would have the biggest delegation at this year’s United Nations climate change conference.
Read moreLatino Theater Company’s ‘RE:Encuentro 2021’ highlights Latinx companies, artists
November 09, 2021Streaming performances and panels can be experienced for free via Latino Theater Company’s online platform. Admission to all public events is free.
Read more‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood
November 03, 2021It can be hard to connect the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the real-world work that makes it all possible. Yet it's now clear Tinsel town will have to reckon with its less-than-glamorous track record when it comes to protecting the workers who bring magic to the silver screen.
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