Why we should care about black carbon
Black carbon (a.k.a. soot) emissions are accelerating climate change, hurting the environment, and making people sick. What can be done about it?
View ArticleThere's a new standard out. Will mining companies finally get it right...
A major mining industry group has released new commitments on Indigenous rights. As mining companies race to access transition minerals, they must adopt clear policies respecting a community's right to...
View ArticleGrowing where Planted
My rural Southern upbringing and the challenges faced by Black communities fuel my commitment to public policy, particularly in advocating for environmental justice and food security.
View ArticleThree Takeaways from New Census Data on US Poverty and Income
New US data shows alarming economic inequalities especially along lines of race and gender. The good news? We can reduce them
View ArticleWhere’s the data?
Political gridlock and increased backlash have inhibited the US Securities and Exchange Commission from fulfilling its ambitious corporate transparency agenda. As Oxfam’s data depicts, we are nowhere...
View ArticleEmpowering Local Voices in the Fight Against Climate Change
To solve the climate crisis, technical solutions are not enough. The development sector must embrace localization to elevate the voices of those most affected by the climate crisis and craft solutions...
View ArticleFood Wars: Conflict, Hunger, and Globalization
Conflict is driving food crises and is a factor in almost all of the world’s hunger emergencies. While the link between violence and food insecurity is well-understood, policy analysts have less...
View ArticleNew oil, gas, and mining disclosures provide critical climate information
The recent Dodd-Frank 1504 disclosures offer important new information on critical minerals and the oil and gas assets’ potential to be stranded
View ArticleThe Human Cost of Inaction in North Carolina
Strong pro-worker policies protect families and the economy. We explored the human and economic costs of North Carolina’s failure to implement these policies—and share how the lessons learned offer a...
View ArticleCorporate-Led Mining Standard Falls Short
The new Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative would merge standards within the mining industry, but its current draft does not meet best practice and gives industry too much control.
View ArticleFishy business: what next after the MSC Seafood Standard says it’s not a...
Millions of people work in the seafood sector, a highly dangerous industry. New evidence has shown human rights abuses in seafood certified by the Marine Stewardship Council, the primary seafood...
View ArticleTrump on Gender: The Dehumanization is the Point
Trump’s Administration is aggressively undermining gender rights: denying the existence of trans individuals, rolling back their hard-earned human rights, and misusing the language and efforts of the...
View ArticleAmazon sends clear signal to workers: Unionize at your own risk
Amazon's closure of warehouses in Quebec, eliminating over 1,700 jobs, signals a clear message: unionize at your own risk. This move reflects the company's ongoing effort to prevent unionization,...
View ArticleTrump is right to suggest the US needs critical minerals, but his approach...
President Trump is chasing Ukraine and Greenland and slashing anti-corruption and transparency protections in search of quick access to “critical” minerals, but history shows that fast tracking mining...
View ArticleThe Trump Administration’s Assault on Free Expression
The foundation of any democracy is the ability of people to speak freely, organize, and engage in public discourse without fear of retribution
View ArticleDOGE’s War on Federal Workers Shows Why We Need Labor Law Reform
Federal law prohibits public sector workers from striking and also makes it harder for private sector workers to fight for better wages and working conditions. Change is needed.
View ArticleReimagining Our Sector: New Pathways for Sustainable Development Financing
As we advocate for USAID to stand strong amidst the current attempt to dismantle the aid system and the US to keep its positive leadership and influence in the world, we should simultaneously think...
View ArticleLocal Strategies to WIN in Hostile States: A Louisiana Case Study for...
Grassroots organizing and coalition building led to a major victory for workers' rights in New Orleans last November with the passage of the Workers’ Bill of Rights. By mobilizing communities,...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS DUE DILIGENCE (HRDD) CAN HELP SHIELD COMPANIES FROM LEGAL LIABILITY
Companies often avoid HRDD for fear that it will expose them to legal liability; case law and regulatory risk shows the opposite might be true.
View ArticleOne Year Later: Still Watching, Still Waiting
One year after publishing At Work and Under Watch, Oxfam is still monitoring the unchecked rise of surveillance in warehouses and its impacts on workers’ health and safety — and still waiting for...
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