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A legacy of toxic pollution lingers in San Francisco’s Hunters Point Shipyard, which was once a booming hub for wartime construction efforts, but now is largely shuttered and represents a constant threat to the health of marginalized communities that live nearby. The U.S. Navy and diverse community groups are at odds over the best way to address the problem.
A succinct listing of candidate positions and quotes on more than two-dozen key policy issues and ballot initiatives.
Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy.
The term “feminist” has been preceded by countless qualifiers since its debut in France in the late 1800’s, but leading up to the November 2010 midterm elections, it has been paired increasingly with a word many believe to be its antithesis: conservative.
Two activists from Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe were arrested in May after police found “indecent material” and a letter from former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown “insulting” to President Robert Mugabe.
But there’s debate over whether the decline is due to new enforcement technologies or basic economics.
“It might seem unlikely that the actions we take here in Madison can have a major impact on a multibillion-dollar industry and corporate powerhouses such as Nike.”
Graphic artists at ShiftN.com. have attempted to visualize the human food system, creating a chart—or map—of the myriad factors that make up the whole process.