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An ASUU member explains why Nigeria’s university lecturers won’t back down

Dele Ashiru, University of Lagos Lecturers at Nigeria’s public universities have been on strike 16 times since 1999. On 14 February 2022 they went back on strike to make it the 17th. Only 11 of Nigeria’s 59 state universities haven’t taken part in the current strike action. The Conversation Africa asked Dele Ashiru, a lecturer…
Brazil’s Ecocidal Meat Industry is Funded by Big Investment Firms

It’s largely accepted that clearing land for cattle accounts for 70% of Amazon deforestation, with the rate of rainforest cutting accelerating drastically since President Jair Bolsonaro took office at the start of 2019. Between August 2020 and July 2021, 13,235 square kilometers (5,110 square miles) were lost, the highest level since 2006. That devastation is likely to increase in…
How Public Pension Divestment could Wreck the Corporations that are Wrecking the World

By MICHAEL MCCANN & RIDDHI MEHTA-NEUGEBAUER for Yes! Magazine Originally published in November of 2021. Still just as relevant. A massive oil spill on the California coast caused by a broken pipeline is shining a harsh light on the fossil fuel industry, just as the world prepares for another climate summit in November. In recent years, the…
The Accessibility of Guns in the US Impacts Other Countries Too

By Lucien Formichella for Fair Planet, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against US gun manufacturers likely won’t result in victory. But it may call attention to the effect America’s lax gun laws have on its neighbours. Ineffective United States gun control does not only lead to mass shootings and violent crime in America; Mexico and…
Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone

Erika Garcia, University of Southern California; Md Mostafijur Rahman, University of Southern California, and Rob Scot McConnell, University of Southern California On the morning news, you see the weather forecast is for high heat, and there is an “excessive heat watch” for later in the week. You were hoping the weather would cool down, but…
Trafficking and Abuse in the Fishing Industry

“It was 3:30am when I jumped. There were two possible outcomes – we would escape, or we would be killed. But it made no difference. We were working to serve them, and we would not continue. So I jumped into the sea.” By Daisy Brickhill* Published by FairPlanet, see original article for photos and accompanying…

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An ASUU member explains why Nigeria’s university lecturers won’t back down

Brazil’s Ecocidal Meat Industry is Funded by Big Investment Firms

How Public Pension Divestment could Wreck the Corporations that are Wrecking the World

The Accessibility of Guns in the US Impacts Other Countries Too

Extreme heat + air pollution can be deadly, with the health risk together worse than either alone

Trafficking and Abuse in the Fishing Industry

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