This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City – Scalawag

What is Cop City, and how did we get here? The struggle to Stop Cop City is a battle for the future of Atlanta.

Amazon Rainforest loss could reach new height in just 5 years, study says

Environmental science and conservation news

One doctor wants to define gun violence as a public health issue : NPR

Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like.

Aqueous Matters: Europe’s Water Crisis

Europe is joining a number of other regions on the planet in suffering a prolonged water crisis; and it is one that shows little sign of abating. To this can be added the near catastrophic conditions that exist in other parts of the globe, where ready and secure access to water supplies is more aspi..

Republicans block resolution to replace Sen. Feinstein on Judiciary panel : NPR

Senator Mitch McConnell, the top Senate Republican, said GOP senators opposed Democrats' effort to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who is recovering from shingles.

On survivor's 109th b-day, city tries to dismiss Tulsa Massacre suit

The city of Tulsa is seeking to dismiss a Tulsa Massacre lawsuit brought by Fletcher and two other survivors for the century-old crime.

Tuberville on white nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ - al.com

Concern about extremist groups in the military goes back to the Trump administration.

Credit scoring is pseudoscience–and it perpetuates the consequences of slavery and segregation | Fortune

Instead of removing race from lending, credit scores have become a direct proxy for it, write Rev. Dr. Bernice King and Ashley Bell.

How people are archiving the storytelling and community behind Black Twitter

A number of efforts are underway to document not just the content created on the platform but how Black women used it for communication and community — along with the abuse they received.

Mandate for free COVID-19 tests coming to an end, but here’s how you can stock up now

WASHINGTON – When the public emergency declared for the COVID-19 coronavirus expires this month, it could mean you will have to pay for tests that have been free the last two years. But there’s still time to stockpile some home tests before the emergency declaration lifts on May 11. Here is how: Man..

Stream episode Making Moves Ep. 12: The Success of Professional Women's Sports by Making Moves podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

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Alberta requests military assistance to battle against raging wildfires | CBC News

As thousands of Albertans remain displaced due to the threat of fast-burning wildfires that continue to be fuelled by unforgiving weather, some evacuees will be allowed to return home Monday.

Fundraiser by Compton Community Garden : Save Compton Community Garden!

On April 1st, 2023 we arrived to Compton Community Garden to find a *massive*… Compton Community Garden needs your support for Save Compton Community Garden!

Transgender people over four times more likely than cisgender people to be victims of violent crime - Williams Institute

The rightwing US textbooks that teach slavery as ‘black immigration’ | Race in education | The Guardian

Guardian analysis finds that private schools, especially Christian schools, use textbooks that tell of a version of history that is racially biased and inaccurate