Monthly Archives: January 2022

2022-01-11: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-11). Winter of death: Two deadly housing fires in less than a week expose the reality of American capitalism. wsws.org New York City and Philadelphia saw their deadliest housing fires in decades amid a climate of official indifference to death as the COVID-19 pandemic has been allowed to rage out of control.

Mustafa Ali-Smith (2022-01-11). Police-Led Youth Programs Don't Actually Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline. truthout.org Diversion programs are presented as exit ramps to incarceration, offering alternatives to life behind bars and providing resources to individuals who would have otherwise been arrested and sentenced to prison. | When an individual commits a crime, they are arrested as an entry point into the criminal legal system and transitioned through a traditional court trial and sentencing. Through diversion, individuals avoid this process altogether or partially by instead receiving treatment or rehabil…

Sam J Knights (2022-01-10). Strategy, climate change, and feeling like you're not trying your hardest… zcomm.org Asking these questions is an important part of the process. A sign that you're still fighting, still human. You have not given up…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-01-10). Zagros Mt. blanketed with snow giving breathtaking view. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The cold weather of Zagros mountain ranges in its foothills give people a distinct climate from north to south, creating a breathtaking view for any spectator in cold season of the year.

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2022-01-10: News Headlines

Sam J Knights (2022-01-10). Strategy, climate change, and feeling like you're not trying your hardest… zcomm.org Asking these questions is an important part of the process. A sign that you're still fighting, still human. You have not given up…

Editor2 (2022-01-09). Wet'suwet'en Water Protectors Vow to Continue Struggle after Announcing Strategic Retreat. orinocotribune.com By Anish R M — Jan 6, 2021 | In the face of another crackdown by the RCMP, anti-pipeline Wet'suwet'en protesters have retreated from Coyote Camp | In an announcement on January 4, the activists of the Indigenous Wet'suwet'en tribe in British Columbia, Canada, have stated they are staging a "strategic retreat". Water protectors who have been resisting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline and staging an occupation and blockade at the drillsite near Camp Coyote have retreated to evade arrests and another violent police crackdown. | Earlier this week, Wet'suwet'en chiefs and activists had been…

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-01-09). Residents of Mexico City living with extreme weather threats. america.cgtn.com As the world enters 2022, climate change and its effects on the globe are ever more present problems that need facing. And in Mexico, where the effects are already being felt more strongly, the response of the government and society is more vital than …

Erika Spanger-Siegfried (2022-01-09). Climate Scientists on "Don't Look Up:" It's Infuriating, Soul-Sucking and On-the-Nose. zcomm.org People made climate change political but the climate doesn't care…

Alleen Brown (2022-01-09). Prosecutors Hit Anti-Pipeline Protesters With Felony Charges. zcomm.org When the oil company Enbridge sought to build its Line 3 pipeline through northern Minnesota, it faced opposition from Indigenous-led water protectors. The company moved to coordinate with local police as they cracked down on the resistance…

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