All posts tagged: Action

Communities in Action: Sikivu Hutchinson, Black Skeptics LA

Communities in Action: Sikivu Hutchinson, Black Skeptics LA

Published by Sam Flores

Sikivu Hutchinson Sikivu Hutchinson is an accomplished author, creative, and community organizer. She’s the leader of Black Skeptics Los Angeles – a chapter of AHA – but her work doesn’t stop there. Sikivu is heavily involved in local youth education, with a focus on empowering Black queer and gender-expansive youth. She and her colleagues truly exemplify humanist action, putting community, collaboration, and youth empowerment at the forefront of their work.  Please introduce yourself – when did you become involved with your organization, and why?  My name is Sikivu Hutchinson – I actually have two organizations. One is Black Skeptics Los Angeles, which was established in 2010-2011, and serves the needs of African American secular humanists, atheists, skeptics, and freethinkers in the South LA area. Our focus is on educational justice and organizing. We also have the Women’s Leadership Project (WLP), which is a Black feminist mentoring, civic engagement, and advocacy program that is also based in South LA. WLP serves Black girls, girls of color, and queer and gender-expansive youth. The WLP focuses heavily on …

EU’s public debt could become ‘explosive’ without action, IMF warns – POLITICO

EU’s public debt could become ‘explosive’ without action, IMF warns – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

“The ‘muddling-through’ approach that many countries have adopted so far is reaching its limits, and a more strategic response seems essential to respond to rising spending pressures,” it added. The European Court of Auditors also told the finance ministers that doing nothing is not an option, highlighting the need for fiscal consolidation measures. The IMF paper calls EU countries to incentivize work and hiring across the ​27-country bloc, simplify citizens’ savings flow across the bloc into investments, energy markets integration and implementation of climate-resilient projects. Pension reforms and a higher retirement age would also help. EU should agree ‌that ⁠innovation, energy and defense are public goods and should be financed through joint borrowing, it adds. The bloc has remained deadlocked on the idea of sharing the debt to unlock additional funds, with some countries like Spain, Italy, Greece or France strongly in favor and others, like Germany, strongly opposing. “We are faced with a new and permanent spending needs,” EU Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said in a press conference after the meeting of finance ministers. …

Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal

Samsung shareholders vow legal action over tentative union deal

Published by Sam Flores

UNION VOTE Samsung memory chips are found in everything from consumer electronics to computer processors – with its next-gen, high-bandwidth models used to scale up AI data centres. Samsung in April said first-quarter operating profit soared roughly 750 per cent year-on-year, while its market capitalisation topped $1 trillion for the first time this month. The prospect of a strike had raised concern over the economic impact on South Korea, where semiconductors account for about 35 per cent of exports. The labour union said Wednesday that all of its members – around 70,000 staff – would participate in a vote on the tentative deal to be held between May 23 and May 28. The government hailed the outcome of last-hour negotiations, which were mediated by the labour minister. The tentative deal introduces a new bonus pool for employees in the chip division, equivalent to 10.5 per cent of the division’s business performance, with no payout cap. Of the total bonus pool, 40 per cent will be allocated across the division as a whole, while 60 per …

Speaking Through Action: Open Rescue as Moral Assertion

Speaking Through Action: Open Rescue as Moral Assertion

Published by Jenni Sidey

Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin is a breeder of beagles for scientific research. It’s been a target of animal activism for about a decade, as the philosopher Aaron Yarmel details here. In mid-March of this year, activists broke into Ridglan and, in broad daylight, removed thirty of the two thousand dogs who were housed there at that time. Eight of those dogs were later recovered by police. After that raid, activists audaciously announced and widely publicized an intention to return to the facility about a month later to remove all of Ridglan’s dogs. A specific date was announced. There was even a website where anyone could sign up to join the action. I was one of the hundreds of activists who participated in that second, much larger, action. When we arrived at Ridglan Farms on the morning of April 18, police were there to meet us. Using tear gas, guns loaded with rubber bullets, and other “less-lethal munitions,” the police successfully repelled our attempt to invade Ridglan Farms. No dogs were saved that day. …

Mill Media libel claim thrown out as Lammy promises SLAPPs action

Mill Media libel claim thrown out as Lammy promises SLAPPs action

Published by Sam Flores

Freelance journalist Cormac Kehoe and Mill Media founder Joshi Herrmann outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London. Picture: Mill Media A libel claim brought against local news publisher Mill Media has been thrown out as deputy prime minister David Lammy promised action against such groundless lawsuits intended to silence public interest reporting. The publisher has nonetheless been left with costs of around £40,000 which it may not be able to recoup from the businessman whose activities it exposed. A County Court judgment for £10,000 made against Cormac Kehoe, a freelance reporter for Mill Media, was thrown out last week after a judge ruled it was an “abuse of process”. The same High Court judge also brought an end to a wider libel claim brought against Kehoe, Mill Media founder Joshi Herrmann and Mill Media itself in relation to the same story about entrepreneur Claudio De Giovanni’s alleged business activities, published by The Londoner in August last year. The court action was condemned by Mill Media as a SLAPP (a strategic lawsuit against public participation). …

Senate advances measure to end military action in Iran in rebuke to Trump

Senate advances measure to end military action in Iran in rebuke to Trump

Published by Sam Flores

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution to halt military action in Iran after a surprise defection from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s war effort. The vote, though preliminary, shows that the Senate now could have the votes to force Trump to pull back the military from Iran or seek congressional approval for additional action. Despite the War Powers Resolution advancing 50-47, it still has little chance of becoming law. It would need to pass a final vote in the Senate, clear the House and Trump would be almost certain to veto it. But the vote does show increasing headwinds to the war with Iran, especially as gas prices continue to soar ahead of the summer driving season and the 2026 midterms. Cassidy, who failed to advance to a runoff against Trump-endorsed challenger Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., in a primary election last week, is now in the final …

Cuba accuses U.S. of building a ‘fraudulent case’ for military action

Cuba accuses U.S. of building a ‘fraudulent case’ for military action

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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and U.S. President Donald Trump. Sergey Bobylev | Nathan Howard | Reuters Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions on the country as “immoral, illegal, and criminal,” lashing out at prolonged economic pressure on the communist-run island as tensions escalate. In a social media post on X, Díaz-Canel said the fuel-starved nation would “continue to denounce, in the firmest and most energetic way possible, the genocidal siege that seeks to strangle our people.” Cuba’s president singled out President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatens third parties from selling oil to Havana with tariffs, as well as U.S. measures that seek to penalize companies that may want to invest in the country or provide it with basic goods. His comments come after a fresh wave of U.S. sanctions and amid mounting speculation that the U.S. could carry out military strikes against Cuba. The U.S. government on Monday imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials and its main intelligence agency. The move forms part of a broader pressure campaign that has included …

The best GoPro action camera you can buy: And the alternatives

The best GoPro action camera you can buy: And the alternatives

Published by Sam Flores

GoPro action cameras have evolved from enthusiast tools for extreme sports, to essential pieces of kit for on-the-go content creators, vloggers, and adventurers of all stripes. Small but mighty, the best GoPro cameras are capable of capturing smooth, cinematic video clips and vibrant, wide-angle photos. With shock-proof shells, natively waterproof housings, and a vast range of dedicated mounts and accessories, you can be confident the camera can handle any activity you’re likely to encounter. After a decade working as a professional creator, with more than five years dedicated to testing out the latest camera technology, I’ve seen exactly what separates the best from the rest. This guide is designed to cut through the jargon with answers to common FAQs, walk you through GoPro’s latest lineup in my reviews, and help you find the perfect camera for your next adventure. The best GoPro action cameras: At a glance JUMP TO REVIEWS How to choose the best GoPro action camera GoPro’s current lineup spans the latest flagship Hero 13 Black, through to the budget-friendly GoPro Hero (2024). …

How Indigenous tribes are leading climate action in Montana : NPR

How Indigenous tribes are leading climate action in Montana : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Mike Durglo Jr. has devoted his life to preparing his home and his people for climate change. As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes climate change coordinator he wrote one of the first tribal climate action plans in the country over 15 years ago. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ryan Kellman/NPR NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about how communities are moving forward on climate solutions despite significant political headwinds. As the federal government halts plans to address climate change, states, cities, regions, and even neighborhoods are trying to fill the gap by cutting climate pollution and adapting to extreme weather. RONAN, Montana — On a crisp April morning, Mike Durglo Jr. stood on a hillside overlooking a stretch of the 1.2-million-acre Flathead Indian Reservation — the home of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. He pointed out the mountains where his father taught him how to track deer, and then to a peak in the distance where a lone whitebark pine stands against the snow. He calls the tree Ilawya: …