DAMON ORION – Nature schools are taking education outside the box.
A Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power
LAWRENCE S. WITTNER – In today’s world of widespread poverty and unprecedented wealth, how about raising the wages of the most poorly-paid workers?
A history of success drives the ongoing struggle to clean up Cancer Alley
SUE INCHES – Despite years of polluter pushback and environmental racism, Cancer Alley communities in Louisiana are still fighting for a healthier environment for everyone.
What’s the best gift for relationships this holiday season? Understanding ourselves
MELINDA BURRELL – If we’re hoping for connection rather than conflict this holiday season, we can start with ourselves. We can learn to pay attention to our bodies, our emotions, our words, and our thinking. Self-awareness might be the best gift we can give our relationships this holiday season.
The LA Times Makes the Case for Shutting the Diablo Canyon Nukes
HARVEY WASSERMAN – A lot is packed into this commentary – addressing in particular the myth of needing “baseload power” from nuclear along with renewables, storage etc., and how ratepayers lose when deciders pursue long range, risky and expensive nuclear over what is available and cost-effective now
Oregon Sanctuary Laws Protect Migrants, with Caveats
ISOBEL CHARLE – As word has spread about President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans, advocates for immigrants in Oregon are working to educate people about their rights.