by Martha Pskowski The recent New England Biking Beyond Bigotry tour was an exciting chance for me to combine three of my passions – politics, biking and the New England countryside. As a current college student, it was an important … Continued
Environmental Activists
Race, Values, and the Environment (Part 1/2): why has the environmental movement divided itself along color-lines?
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone Moralistic questions of worth and value contribute to a visible schism between two general categories of environmental groups. On one side we see organizations dedicated to conservation issues: habitat protection, wilderness preservation, protection of endangered animals and … Continued
Immigration
Biking Beyond Bigotry: The Best Time of My Life
By Kiko The days between April 28 and May 6 were some of the best moments of my life. During that time, we – the riders of the Biking Beyond Bigotry tour – embarked on a spectacular trip full of … Continued
Immigration
New Report Exposes Nativists, Environmentalism & the Hypocrisy of Hate
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new report today titled, Greenwash: Nativists, Environmentalism & the Hypocrisy of Hate. The report details decades-old attempts by anti-immigrant groups – all part of the John Tanton Network – to lure environmentalists … Continued
Politics
Sotomayor, Birthers, and the Rise of White Nationalism
Remember Y2K? The whole country was going to be plunged into barbarism because of a simple computer glitch. Millions of ordinary Americans stockpiled water and food in their basements and stayed home on New Year’s Eve shaking in fear. It … Continued
Immigration
Ecoploitation?
During the first three decades of the 1900s there was an intense ecological movement in Germany. It was a movement of youth that promoted a return to the land and opposed industrialization’s damage to the earth. They were called Wandervögel … Continued