TEXAS VOTER SUPPRESSION TACTICS RECALL THE JIM CROW ERA
PAM JOHNSON GASKIN learned early last week that the election administrator in Fort Bend County, Texas, had decided to add four locations where voters can hand-deliver their absentee ballots, several of which were going to be outside to minimize voters’ chances of being exposed to the coronavirus. “I was like, Oh thank you, Jesus. Protesting does […]
PCIM To Host the 2020 Izzy Award Ceremony on Oct. 28
View the evening’s program here: Izzy Award Ceremony Program The Park Center for Independent Media will host the 12th Izzy Award ceremony on October 28 at 6:00 p.m. Named after I. F. “Izzy” Stone, the legendary 20th century journalist, this award recognizes outstanding achievement in independent media—journalism created outside traditional corporate structures. The ceremony will feature […]
“Home is Here” Documentary by PCIM Intern Julien Sobel
“Home is Here” explores the life of Dolores, an undocumented farmworker in Upstate New York, as she talks about her experiences, her struggles, and the work she is doing to help others in situations similar to hers. The 26-minute documentary broadcasted Wednesday, October 7 at 7 p.m. WXXI-WORLD in Rochester, NY. The film was made by Ithaca College […]
Diagnosis and Debate
October 2, 2020 The Park Center for Independent Media circulates the Indy Brief, a weekly selection of news stories from journalism outlets operating outside traditional corporate systems and news organizations. The Headlines Our Stories “There Was No Debate”—Trump & Biden in Indy Media (Park Center for Independent Media) An Evening with Misha Euceph […]
New Study Shows a Vicious Circle of Climate Change Building on Thickening Layers of Warm Ocean Water
Near the surface of the ocean, global warming is creating increasingly distinct layers of warm water that stifle seawater circulations critical for regulating climate and sustaining marine life. The sheets of warm water block flows of heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients within the water column, and between the oceans and atmosphere. A new study shows […]
Green Campaigners Mobilize for Democrats in Key Senate and House Races
Determined to elect candidates who will fight for the climate action that an increasing majority of the American public demands, five national organizations on Friday launched the “Green Wave 2020” initiative, a multimillion-dollar effort to elect Democratic candidates in competitive House and Senate races. As new polling revealed the extent to which a majority of voters are […]
Inside Clean Energy: Net Zero by 2050 Has Quickly Become the New Normal for the Largest U.S. Utilities
In 2018, when Xcel Energy became the first large U.S. utility to pledge to get to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions, I wondered how long it would take for those kinds of commitments to become the industry standard. The answer, as we learned in recent days, is “less than two years.” Ameren and Entergy each issued […]
We analyzed 9,722 fact checks to tell the story of Covid-19 misinformation
On January 15, Philippines-based outlet Rappler debunked a claim circulating on social media that a case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) had been reported at a mall in Mandaluyong City, outside Manila. This article would be the first out of thousands of fact checks relating to the new coronavirus since the beginning of 2020, which First […]
Pandemic of Repression: Modi Government Crushes Dissent While Ignoring India’s 6 Million COVID Cases
As India becomes just the second country to hit 6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, we speak to journalist Rana Ayyub in Mumbai, who was recently hospitalized after testing positive for the disease. India’s lead pandemic agency says an antibody study suggests more than 60 million people in the country have already been infected with the coronavirus […]
‘Not a Tragic Accident—A Crime Scene’: Critics Say Trump Covid Diagnosis a ‘Culmination’ of His Deadly Pandemic Response
Contrary to the notion that the coronavirus “snuck up” on President Donald Trump just as it did far less powerful people across the U.S. and around the world, Trump’s announcement Friday that he tested positive for Covid-19 was—according to progressive critics—a direct and foreseeable consequence of the president’s months of lying, callous disregard for public health, and catastrophic mishandling of the […]