I am a freelance writer living in Tennessee who has a deep passion for animal welfare, environmental, and other progressive causes.
Labor Day festivities became the site of alleged animal cruelty at a presidential-owned property. Call on the Trump country club that reportedly endangered defenseless goldfish to take accountability.
Elected representatives are taking yet another paid vacation and failing in their responsibilities to the country and to the people. Demand Congress get back in session.
Hostility and volatility seem to be the new names of the games in U.S. financial policy. Demand leaders end the chaos before it ends in economic catastrophe.
The government is being reckless with the trees of the nation’s capital. Urge safeguards that are actually enforced.
Too often, innocents become collateral damage from hastily implemented and reckless police gunfire. Demand transparency and accountability in these troubling cases.
Polluters and wildlife killers are in their hey-day, with the full-throated support of politicians whose main allegiance is to powerful and wealthy allies. Compel America’s elected leaders to say no more to these harmful enablers.
A surveillance tool marketed as a boon to safety has quickly turned into one of the nation’s biggest safety and privacy risks. Call on Congress to act on the onslaught of invasive Flock camera technology.
Off-leash dogs cause too many legal troubles and preventable tragedies. Demand lawmakers treat this pressing issue with the seriousness it deserves.
Prolific and notorious rhino horn traffickers are at last facing legal repercussions for their wildlife crimes. Commend the tireless advocates in their pursuit of justice.
A horrific disease once defeated in America is making a deadly comeback, aided and abetted by politicians with zero healthcare expertise. Call on political appointees to end the flood of disinformation and the active suppression of essential information.
Too many families endure double tragedies when the brutal loss of a loved one leads to a second loss: the loss of their loved ones’ very identities. Demand charitable efforts include the often-overlooked humanitarian component of remains identification.
A Washington locality has seemingly become ground zero for an epidemic of cruelty and an epidemic of legal light touches to these disturbing cases. Call on prosecutors to seek maximum charges.
The shocking murders of three small children, allegedly at the hands of their mentally ill mother, has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on potential deficiencies in maternal mental healthcare. Demand a stronger approach that could ultimately save lives.
Deadly flash floods served as a flashpoint for the future of climate disasters. Call on world leaders to stop creating the conditions for calamity.
Robots and AI systems could put millions of employees across the spectrum out of work sooner rather than later. Call on leaders to take this threat seriously and to take urgent action.
Youth-led protests have become sites for violent suppression and grave injury. Call for an end to harmful oppression disguised as crowd control.
A federal immigration enforcement officer is finally being held to account for allegedly shooting a man through a closed door. Commend this step toward transparency and equal justice.
A petting zoo became ground zero for a potential rabies outbreak. Urge much stronger national safeguards to prevent deadly exposures for both animals and people.
Political lackeys want to sell off America’s public lands and pave them over. Demand important national park protections stay in place.
Revolutionary cancer treatments are potentially on the horizon. Help ensure these promising life-savers make it into hospitals across the country.
An amusement park ride is allegedly causing serious injury and death. Call on inspectors to take urgent action.
Animals are being tortured and slaughtered for high fashion and fancy food. Call for an end to the import of cruelty.
High-stakes education exams are increasingly the subject of scandals, and hard-working students have become collateral damage. Demand an end to extreme policies that cancel out the achievements of dedicated learners.
Jamaicans are being segregated from their own beaches and coastal areas. Call for an end to plantation tourism.
Seabirds are in crisis, but a strategy focused on breeding conservation brings new hope. Demand environmental leaders make the investment.