Aaron Fernando

1 week ago | shareable.net | Aaron Fernando

Whether it’s the environmental and health effects of nuclear mining in Diné (Navajo) territory, the bitter contentions around the Dakota Access Pipeline in the tribal territory of the Standing Rock Sioux, or the mining for copper on a sacred Apache site, it is clear that there have long been troubling issues at the nexus of Indigenous peoples and the United States’ energy infrastructure.

3 weeks ago | shelterforce.org | Aaron Fernando

Advocates for good cause eviction protections often face a particular counterargument from landlords: that these tenant protections cause a slowdown in new construction. New research indicates that they don’t. Although multiple states have active tenant campaigns pushing for good cause policies, advocates are having mixed success using this evidence to convince legislators and opponents.

1 month ago | theberkshireedge.com | Leslie S. Klein |Aaron Fernando

Ballet, tap, acrobatics —the three R’s ofmy childhoodafter school practiceencouraged by my mother,the former dancer. Each week I wouldgo through my pacesin classreturning home torepeat steps and positionsfor my mother’s critique. She always foundan improvement tothe teacher’s instructionto shape me intoa more graceful ballerinaand rhythmic tapper. Yet, I was not the willowylight-footed danceraspiring toperform on stage.

2 months ago | progressive.org | Aaron Fernando

In recent months, the Trump Administration has used the U.S. immigration apparatus in increasingly expansive ways in its crackdown against noncitizens. In the process, it has often transgressed legal bounds in open defiance of checks and balances on its executive power, and has made irreversible mistakes such as unlawful and unjustifiable deportations.

Mar 11, 2025 | resilience.org | Aaron Fernando

It’s 2025. That fact alone is a lot to deal with in the United States, especially for those who understand the urgent imperative to transition to a just, democratic, and inclusive energy system, powered by clean, renewable energy. With the current administration ideologically committed to toxic and inefficient forms of energy of the past—fossil fuels and fossil fuel infrastructure—even thinking about the energy system might feel dispiriting.