The Frontier Research of Michael Levin’s Biology Lab
By Marjorie Hecht Author Bio: Marjorie Hecht is a longtime magazine editor and writer with a specialty in science topics. She is a freelance writer living on Cape Cod. Credit Line: This article was produced by Human Bridges. The laboratory of developmental biologist…
Factory Farms and the Next Pandemic: How Industrial Animal Agriculture Fuels Global Health Threats
Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.
Abolish Climate Disasters
We need to apply an abolitionist framework to climate change, pouring money into a safe and resilient climate and out of the oil-based economy.
Sex Workers in Chile Continue to Face the Consequences of COVID-19 Without Government Assistance
By Taroa Zúñiga Silva Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Taroa Zúñiga Silva is a writing fellow and the Spanish media coordinator for Globetrotter. She is the co-editor with Giordana García Sojo of Venezuela, Vórtice de la Guerra…
Understanding Zoonotic Diseases: How Humans Get Sick From Nonhuman Animals
By Vicky Bond Author Bio: Vicky Bond is a veterinary surgeon, animal welfare scientist, and the president of The Humane League, a global nonprofit organization working to end the abuse of animals raised for food through institutional and individual change….
Plastic Pollution Is a Crime Against People and the Planet
By Erica Cirino Author Bio: Erica Cirino is a writer, artist, and author who explores the intersection of the human and more-than-human worlds. Her photographic and written works have appeared in Scientific American, the Guardian, VICE, Hakai Magazine, the Atlantic,…
Sam Davis: What’s So Green About Burning Trees? The False Promise of Biomass Energy
Bioenergy companies are clear-cutting American forests to heat and electrify Europe. This broken system harms public health, the environment, and the climate.
Caroline Cox: Why the World’s most popular herbicide is a public health hazard
BYLINE: Caroline Cox AUTHOR BIO: Caroline Cox is a retired pesticide scientist. She was a staff scientist at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides from 1990 to 2006 and a research director and senior scientist at the Center for Environmental…
Cuba reaffirms Socialism while it reckons with its Private Sector
By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: Manolo De Los Santos is the co-executive director of the People’s Forum and is a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He co-edited, most recently, Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War (LeftWord Books/1804 Books, 2020) and Comrade of the Revolution:…
Cayman: Government 2022 revenues top $1 billion, bringing $47.7 million surplus
Grand Cayman, 12 April 2023 – The Cayman Islands Government ended 2022 with a $47.7 million Operating Surplus for Central Government, which is $28.3 million more than was projected and the result of revenues reaching $1.02 billion. The Cayman Islands Government’s…
