Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun On Earth Day, April 22, 2023, millions of people are taking action on behalf of our imperiled planet (or, more accurately, our imperiled species and ecosystems). With the climate crisis heating up, business-as-usual destroying hope, and politicians dragging their feet, many people are doing far more than picking up garbage…
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Perilous Times For People & Planet – Black Lives, Earth Day, Women’s Safety Worldwide
Editor’s Note From Rivera Sun Our planet is in peril. Our politicians aren’t doing enough. That’s the sum-up from Earth Day 2021. Behind the frustrating headlines about political inaction, a different kind of politics – the politics of the people – continues its bold, courageous, and relentless resistance to the destruction of the planet. We’re…
Epic Heroes = Nurses In Nonviolent Action
Editor’s Note from Rivera Sun Nurses are badass heroes in scrubs. Period. But when they step into traffic to halt a car protest of gun-toting “astroturf” protesters demanding that social distancing end, they reach heroism of epic proportions. In Michigan, “Reopen Protest” car demonstrations blocked an emergency room entryway. A few days, Denver medical workers had zero tolerance. They…