A whisper from Angola: the case of Solomon Birdsong
His hope is for a second chance not to live a life of leisure, but to live a life of purpose under the weight of his past, to test the rehabilitation he claims in the real world.
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Opinion
Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.
Louisiana pipeline explosion shows deep dangers of LNG buildout for our communities, in Louisiana and beyond
As more gas moves hundreds of miles by pipeline to an increased number of LNG export terminals licensed by the Trump administration, more pipeline leaks and explosions seem inevitable.
Dying, tired communities: Cameron Parish is a constant warning, not an exception, to the dangers of LNG
“We are not just statistics,” the writers emphasize. “We are families living in the shadows of corporate greed, forced to inhale the very toxins that threaten our lives.”
Reason #1 Why I hate Mardi Gras: the masks don’t just hide faces
I remember float riders leaning forward, stretching toys and trinkets toward a sea of Black children, only to snatch them back at the last second, enjoying the pain they inflicted. I remember our tiny, chocolate-skinned hands crushed beneath the weight of white feet, sharp and satisfying to icy, piercing blue eyes.
Carbon capture is a dangerous distraction, not a climate solution
The oil industry is spending millions in taxpayer subsidies to hide emissions underground rather than transitioning to renewables.
Louisiana’s “Lightning Amendment” quietly shifts AI data-center costs onto your electric bill
Data centers are created by the nation’s wealthiest companies, like Meta. But in Louisiana, utility billpayers could cover up to 75% of AI data-center costs, thanks to a fast-track policy quietly passed by Louisiana regulators.
My mom showed her support by bringing me a sweater.
At first, the writer’s mom wasn’t sure if she should support her daughter’s human-rights work. “She was very very cautious. It was really hard.”
The looming return of Jim Crow to Louisiana, America’s second-Blackest state
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the central provision that has protected minority voters from discriminatory maps and election systems for 60 years.
To lead us, you must listen to us
A message to all city leaders and adults from “The Seven That Make It Happen,” a youth council of Black teenagers ages 16 and 17, who are detained pre-trial in Orleans Parish’s juvenile jail
The farcical case against Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for protest reporting
The Justice Department is weaponizing a law intended to protect those seeking abortions to punish reporters covering anti-ICE activism.
