Humane Issues in the News

Each week we round-up the news you need to know about humane issues, from human rights and environmental preservation, to animal protection, to media and culture, to activism, education, and changemaking.


"Vandana Shiva: Our violent economy is hurting women" (commentary) (via YES!) (1/18/13)

"Are elephants doomed?" (via Treehugger) (1/17/13)

"Youth aggression and the disarmament of American entertainment" (via Education Week) (1/17/13)

"Study shows wanting stuff makes us happier than having stuff" (via Treehugger) (1/16/13)

"A mysterious patch of light shows up in the North Dakota dark" (via NPR) (1/16/13)

Study shows lobsters, crabs feel pain & try to avoid it (via Daily Mail) (1/16/13)

Study suggests knowledge of history may affect how people view racism (via LiveScience) (1/15/13)

"Black carbon" nearly twice as damaging to planet as previously thought (via Bloomberg) (1/15/13)