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Iryna Zarutska: A Progressive Wake-Up Call on Refugee Safety, Justice, and Public Responsibility

The tragic death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train in August 2025 is a story that demands more than a passing headline or a viral video clip. It is a narrative full of layered injustices, systemic failures, and societal inaction—a story that should be at the forefront of progressive discussion, yet remainsContinue reading “Iryna Zarutska: A Progressive Wake-Up Call on Refugee Safety, Justice, and Public Responsibility”

Animals as Workers: Rethinking Labor, Compensation, and Multi-Species Justice

In our society, animals are almost universally treated as passive resources rather than active participants. When people think of “work,” they rarely consider the labor that animals perform—whether on farms, in households, or in ecosystems—and yet animals contribute enormous amounts of value to human economies and daily life. Cows produce milk, chickens lay eggs, dogsContinue reading “Animals as Workers: Rethinking Labor, Compensation, and Multi-Species Justice”