Protect Our Water Protectors

Protect Our Water Protectors

Dean Barlese, elder and spiritual leader from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, prays at Thacker Pass (known as “Peehee Mu’huh” in the Paiute language) on April 25th, 2023 during a non-violent action halting construction of an open-pit lithium mine. Photo by the author....
The Racism of Lithium Americas Corporation

The Racism of Lithium Americas Corporation

When worldviews collide, planet and people pay the price for ethnocentric arrogance Note: today is the 3-year anniversary of Protect Thacker Pass. The term “racism” brings to mind bigots, slurs, and the Ku Klux Klan, or the systematic disenfranchisement of certain...