Jessica Corbett

Survivors of Domestic and Gang Violence Will No Longer Qualify for Asylum

« In what world does the United States turn its back on people who have suffered persecution, trauma, and extreme distress from domestic or gang violence? »

Andrea Germanos
Jessica Corbett
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Et Jessica Corbett

In just the latest addition to the Trump administration's mounting collection of "cruel" policies aimed at closing off the nation to refugees and asylum-seekers, Attorney General Jeff Sessions released a new Justice Department guidance on Monday declaring that migrants will no longer automatically qualify for asylum if they present concerns of

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As Net Neutrality Officially Ends, Internet Defenders Gear up for a Fight

Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, « a former Verizon lawyer, bucked the law, ignored public opinion and twisted the facts to kill Net Neutrality.

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
Sammi LeMaster helps to dismantle a large alarm clock display that reads "Net Neutrality Wake Up Call" from the stage after a protest at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington, Dec. 14, 2017, where the FCC met to vote on net neutrality. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

As the FCC's rollback of net neutrality protections officially took effect on Monday, a broad coalition of free press and digital rights campaigners vowed to maintain pressure on members of Congress to either restore the federal rules "or prepare to face our wrath" in the November midterm elections. Supporters of net neutrality rules—which

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Trump’s Solar Tariffs Blamed for Billions in Shelved Clean Energy Projects

Trump-imposed tariffs have reportedly cost Americans thousands of jobs.

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
Workers from California Green Design install solar electrical panels on the roof of a home in Glendale, Calif. California. (AP/Reed Saxon, File)

Since President Donald Trump approved a "reckless" 30 percent tariff on imported panel materials in January, U.S. clean energy developers have shelved more than $2.5 billion in solar projects, moves that have cost thousands of American jobs, according to Reuters. The first company to fall victim to the Trump-imposed tariff—which will decline by

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Betsy DeVos: Actually, School Safety Panel Won’t Study Role of Guns

« Secretary DeVos is just admitting what we knew all along—that the Trump administration’s pledge to keep kids safe from gun violence was not serious, » said one gun control advocate.

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
gun control

Gun control advocates are outraged after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos suggested that a student safety commission formed after a gunman murdered 17 people in Parkland, Florida will not examine the role of firearms in school violence. "Frankly, Secretary DeVos is just admitting what we knew all along—that the Trump administration's pledge to

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UN Calls on US to « Immediately Halt » Policy of Detaining Migrant Children

The United Nations human rights office says the practice « amounts to arbitrary and unlawful interference in family life, and is a serious violation of the rights of the child. »

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
migrant families

The United Nations human rights office on Tuesday demanded that the Trump administration "immediately halt" its policy of tearing migrant children away from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, declaring that the practice "always constitutes a child rights violation." Under the administration's so-called zero tolerance policy, unveiled last

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Nearly 6,000 People Died in Puerto Rico — 70 Times Official Count

A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
In this Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 photo, Arden Dragoni, second from left, poses with his wife Sindy, their three children and dog Max, surrounded by what remains of their home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. The Dragoni family has been living in a shelter set up at a school since the storm destroyed their wooden home in late September. They lost everything: clothes, household goods, and an old car. Dragoni supported his family by working construction, but his employers are currently out of business, leaving him and his family without a source of income. (AP/Ramon Espinosa)

A study published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, with a survey indicating the mortality rate is likely more than 70 times the highly contested official death toll of 64. https://twitter.com/People4Bernie/status/1001469543074512897 Researchers with

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The European Union Just Proposed a Ban on 10 Common Single-Use Plastics

« Plastic waste is undeniably a big issue and Europeans need to act together to tackle this problem, because plastic waste ends up in our air, our soil, our oceans, and in our food. »

Jessica Corbett
Par Jessica Corbett
Baled plastic bottles waiting to be recycled at a UK recycling facility.

In a move welcomed by conservationists, the executive arm of the European Union (EU) on Monday proposed a ban on 10 common single-use plastics that, together with fishing gear, account for about 70 percent of marine litter across Europe. https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1001043213866725376 The European Commission's ban would apply to

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