Why the US Midterms Are Important
Trying Times The US midterm elections are this week, and I have to say, I’m excited! However, as a Canadian living in Japan, I found I’ve also had to defend my interest. US politics...
Category: Politics
How to Help in Brazil
An Elected Despot In case you missed it, Brazilian elections went down this week and the notorious extreme-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the Presidency (The Guardian). It really is wretched news for progressives, believers in...
Europe to Ban Single-Use Plastics
Thinking Sustainably This week the European Parliament voted to ban single-use plastics (The Guardian). An overwhelming majority of elected representatives supported the motion to cut down on plastic pollution and address the colossal...
Running Low On Time
The World’s Climate Scientists Issue Yet Another Warning On Monday, the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) released it’s most recent report on global warming. The IPCC was formed by the United Nations Environment...
A Sustainable Achievement for Ireland
The Green Isle to fully Divest from Fossil Fuels This week the Irish Parliament voted to pull its investments from fossil fuel companies (The Guardian). What this means exactly is that it will divest...
A New Hope: New York’s Ocasio-Cortez
A Win for Democracy This week Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic Congressional Primary in New York’s 14th District. It was a pretty big win for the believers in democracy who continue to hold out...
