Tag: Africa
Where are the world’s water stresses?
Around the world, significant issues are negatively impacting water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
Across Africa, water conflict threatens security, health, and the environment
The scarcity-led conflict and crisis.
Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change
An interview with Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey.
Drought in the Horn of Africa: Worst in 40 years
Men, women and children in the Horn of Africa whose lives are being ravaged by drought need “the world’s attention and action, now.”
The human mania for roadbuilding is a threat to the great...
Tigers and leopards are among the 10 apex predators most threatened by the world’s roads.
Fossil fuel extraction threatens Africa’s remaining elephants
The growing global outcry against the destruction caused by the oil and gas industry has pushed leaders to address their actions to...
The keep Africa poor and dependent project
Western powers (dried-up imperial forces) do not want Africa and Africans to flourish and become strong, this is clear to all.
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Republicans can’t see the forest for the trees. Trump blocks their vision of the...
Yes, sometimes you can’t see the forest because of the trees. Republicans are so afraid of Trump that they have him on their minds all the time. Let’s call Trump the Trees.
Trump sends more troops to Los Angeles than to Iraq and Syria, escalating crackdown...
As thousands of troops descend on Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations against ICE raids, critics warn the unprecedented deployment signals a shift toward authoritarian rule and militarized governance.
Khanna unveils $12 trillion progressive plan to cut deficit and invest in working families
As Republicans push tax cuts for the wealthy, Rep. Ro Khanna releases a sweeping economic blueprint that targets Pentagon waste, corporate fraud, and billionaire loopholes to fund national priorities.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal economies
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.
Trump and Republicans want taxpayers to fund their pet project: Private schools
A proposal for a nationwide federally supported school voucher program is just another of President Trump’s schemes to give advantages to the rich at the expense of the rest of us.