The structural contradictions of policing mental health – Canadian Dimension
People experiencing crisis are not criminals; they are persons in need of help from trained professionals. Perhaps it is time we leave crime work to police and the care of mentally ill persons to health care professionals. Doing so would contribute to increased public safety, reduced harm during police encounters, and free up police resources to deal with crime.
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Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats - CounterPunch.org
In the Americas, old forms of extractivism and accumulation are being rebranded under the guise of “green” development. But beneath the surface, the reality is stark: the transition being promoted today is not a break from fossil capitalism—it is its reinvention as a kind of fossil gattopardismo, in which energy demand expands and the extraction of hydrocarbons intensifies as part of the approach to energy transition, under the illusory umbrella of “net zero” policies.
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