by Bobby Watson | Apr 6, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
At the start of this week the Texas Senate Committee for Border Security held two more hearings over Operation Lone Star (OLS). In these meetings the committee was looking at the nearly $3 billion price tag of the mission broken down by each funded Texas agency. In...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 30, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
In response to continued violence in Ukraine the White House announced that the United States is prepared to welcome 100,000 refugees from Ukraine on Thursday March 24. Since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor, approximately 10 million people have been displaced in...
by Isa Peterson | Mar 28, 2022 | Climate Justice, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The threats from climate change are growing rapidly as global temperatures rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest report warns that nature and humans may not adapt without swift climate action. Today, 3.3–3.6 billion people live in areas...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 24, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Covered in earlier posts, Title 42 is a Trump-era policy that has been maintained and defended by the Biden administration up to date. Heralded by conservatives as a necessary tool to slow mass migration at the southern border, and condemned by progressives as an...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 17, 2022 | Human Migration, Human Rights, Latest Posts
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting violent conflict, an estimated 3 million Ukrainians have fled their neighboring countries, creating the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. As world leaders and global humanitarian organizations...
by Bobby Watson | Mar 8, 2022 | Climate Justice, Health, Latest Posts
Registered nurse Cara Cook, Program Director for the National Association of Nurses for Healthy Environments, explains how climate change is hurting human health—and jeopardizing our health care infrastructure just when we need it most. Recorded at the 35th Annual...