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Indigenous leaders call on companies to respect their right to say “no” to mining
The International Council on Mining and Metals should heed their call as it revises its standard around company engagement with Indigenous Peoples.
Nothing New Under the Sun: Southern Black Women & the Fight for the Soul of Climate Change
This Earth Day, more urgently than ever before, Black communities in the US South need our attention and support against the disproportionate burdens of…
Leaving Puerto Rico—in good hands
The hurricanes of 2017 revealed Puerto Rico’s vulnerability—and the strength of its local organizations.
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Stephanie Smith

March 2024

Celebrating women’s herstory
Black women are owning our power and fighting for justice. Giving up is not an option.
Calling all investors: Time to let go of shareholder primacy
It’s still possible to rein in corporate power.
In NY, the movement for international debt relief gathers momentum
With the merger of two bills to modernize New York’s governance of sovereign debt, the calls on legislators to act are getting louder.
Power and profits: 1; people and planet: 0
The Security and Exchange Commission’s new rule on greenhouse gas emissions leaves investors and the planet unprotected.
What Black women deserve
Extreme income inequality and structural racism still limit the economic mobility of Black women in the US.

February 2024

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