“Bee Happy, Bee Healthy”
Bees are dying off. A phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder is occurring around the world, in which bees abruptly disappear from...
Melanie Pino-Elliott
19 articles on Insights
5 Disturbing Facts About the U.S. Prison Industry
The United States holds five percent of the world's population, but 25 percent of the world's inmates. This is not a reflection...
Global JusticeGuess Who (May Be) Coming to the UN General Assembly
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced that he is planning to come to the US to attend the UN General Assembly. Bashir, accused...
Global JusticeThe Latest Failure in Corporate Accountability
The world's worst garment factory disaster occurred this past April in Bangladesh when the Rana Plaza collapsed, killing 1,132 workers and injuring...
Climate JusticeExtreme Weather: Further Evidence of Climate Change
New research reveals a connection between extreme weather and climate change. A report published by the American Meteorological Society found that human-caused...
Kenya’s Questionable Motives
The Parliament of Kenya passed a motion to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Coincidentally, this is happening just before Kenyan...
Global JusticeThe Bitter Truth About Chocolate
“When people eat chocolate, they are eating my flesh.” This is what Amadou, a former child laborer on a cocoa farm, said...