A few days ago, as I was working at my part-time job at a local hardware store, I noticed one customer had dropped her keys fumbling with her things. At first, I hesitated, and then went to help her. But as I bent down to pick up the fallen keys,
In her 1962 book Silent Spring, Rachel Carson informed the world of the harmful effects of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on the environment. The publication was influential in shifting a world-wide recognition of environmental concerns. Following the publication in 1970, the United States first celebrated Earth day. In 1983, the first
COVID-19 has shocked the world into motion, for better and for worse. Here is a human health crisis that has not only swelled the number of sick among us, but once again exposed the underbelly of issues that lie dormant under “normal” conditions. If we have been watching a play
First Nations in Canada face greater food insecurity as climate change threatens traditional food systems in our northern regions, a new report by Human Rights Watch shows. First Nations communities in Canada’s north have a rich history of hunting and living off the land as their diets would depend on
Eastern Canada has been battered by an array of protests and hate crimes this past month following the launch of the Sipekne’katik First Nations’ own self-regulated fishery. Non-Indigenous fishers are angered by the move, saying that the communal Indigenous fishery is illegal and allege it is being used as a
The Department of Homeland Security has released its first annual homeland security assessment, which covers a range of high potency threats to the country – from climate disasters and election interference, to the imminent rise of China. In light of what we’ve seen playing out on the streets of Charlottesville
Diplomats from 50 countries signed an open letter Sunday calling on the Polish government to end discrimination in the country against sexual minorities. The letter expressed solidarity with Poland’s LGBT+ community while urging the Polish government to protect its citizens and give them the freedoms upheld by OSCE, the Council
Speculation of rapprochement between Arab States and Israel has been gaining momentum in recent months following landmark settlements between Israel and two Arab States, Bahrain and the UAE. The U.S.-brokered agreements mark the first signs of recognition between Israel and the Gulf in over 25 years. Foreign ministers of both
