Prince Harry and Meghan Markle suited up for a trip to New York. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were photographed arriving in the city over the weekend as the couple is scheduled to receive the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award on Dec. 6. For the flight, Harry dressed lowkey in a white button down and black trousers. The former Suits star donned a black dress with dark sunglasses, opting to keep her hair in a bun. The duo’s arrival in the Big Apple comes days before they will be honored at a gala alongside late NBA icon…
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Solidarity from outsiders is a source of strength The website Detained Voices was set up in 2015 to allow these stories to be shared. Presenting first-hand accounts of people living in immigration detention, it has become one of the only forums to publish their words unedited, making it a vital source of solidarity. On the outside, numerous groups and movements since the 1990s have campaigned for detention closures and reforms, including Freedom from Torture, Asylum Matters, One Strong Voice and Survivors Speak Out. So far, campaigners have not been able to close detention centres. Since 1993 the Campaign to Close…
The Netherlands wants to raise 3.2 billion euros with a tax on the usurious profits of energy companies. They want to use the money to finance price caps for households. The Netherlands wants to raise 3.2 billion euros with a special tax on the excess profits of fossil fuel companies. And it’s as simple as this: “The 33 percent tax applies to companies that make profits in the current year from oil, gas, coal, and gasoline that are at least 20 percent above the average of the previous four years,” the government explains. Excess profits are therefore profits that are…
This is the third and final installment of a series published by Belt Magazine in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity under a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Yanick Rice Lamb was also a National Press Foundation Cancer Issues Fellow and a National Cancer Reporting Fellow through the National Institutes of Health and the Association of Health Care Journalists. She can be reached at [email protected]. Forced to breathe at times through oxygen tubes, the Rev. Kevin Goode nonetheless counts his blessings. Although his lungs are scarred from asbestos exposure and he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, he’s…
Nearly a quarter of countries used force to prevent religious gatherings during the pandemic; other government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion remained fairly stable A religious service is held outside St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Burwood, Australia, to comply with COVID-19 social distancing rules in March 2020. (Jenny Evans/Getty Images) This is the 13th in a series of annual reports by Pew Research Center analyzing the extent to which governments and societies around the world impinge on religious beliefs and practices. The studies are part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact…
The U.S. public’s views of banks and other financial institutions, as well as large corporations, have become much more negative in recent years. Today, these institutions are both held in low esteem by Americans in both parties. About four-in-ten Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (38%) and Democrats and Democratic leaners (41%) now say banks and other financial institutions have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country. Even smaller shares – 26% of Republicans and 25% of Democrats – say large corporations have a positive effect, according to a survey conducted Oct. 10-16 by Pew Research Center.…
U.S. President Joe Biden faces mounting pressure to take executive action to ensure that freight rail workers have paid sick leave, including from an open letter spearheaded by The Lever that’s already been signed by over 10,000 people, according to the online news outlet.Calls for Biden to issue such an order have been stacking up since the U.S. Senate passed a resolution forcing rail workers on the verge of striking to accept a White House-brokered agreement without paid sick days. On Friday, the president signed the measure for which he’d advocated, provoking widespread working-class outrage.”You have previously stated, unequivocally, that…
Climate action is firmly on the political agenda in both Australia and the United States, following a recent change in government in both nations. As this year’s Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) get underway in Washington, the Albanese and Biden administrations appear keen for deeper bilateral cooperation on tackling climate change. New research has found the political impetus for this cooperation is reflected in the views of Australians. It shows many Australians believe our defence alliance with the US should be extended to include greater collaboration on climate action. In this respect, the US-Australia Alliance is seen by many Australians as…
Under a new scheme, local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales will receive financial support to house people seeking asylum. The Home Office has said that the Asylum Dispersal Grant will support local authorities through one-off payments of £250 per person seeking asylum. The scheme is intended is to address concerns raised by local authorities in relation to pressure on local services associated with supporting asylum seekers. The grant is available to local authorities that were accommodating asylum seekers on 28 March 2022. Kevin Foster, minister for safe and legal migration, also announced further funding to provide £3,500 for each…
The Amazon rainforest is threatened with collapse. If nothing is done about deforestation, a chain reaction will be set in motion that will cause the unique ecosystem to disappear forever and further fuel climate change. But the election of Lula da Silva as president of Brazil gives hope. Lula announced his intention to end the deforestation of the Amazon. Lula, a trade unionist and former president, won the presidential election with 50.9 percent of the vote against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. This narrow victory could be one of the most important political decisions of our time. Because: Brazil is home…