Three Ways to Fix Toxic Policing

Cortez Deacetis

It was not just a knee pinned to George Floyd’s neck that killed him. Or gunshots that killed Breonna Taylor. Or a chokehold that killed Eric Garner. It was also generations of systemic racism that have festered in U.S. culture and establishments, such as our overly punitive, adversarial process of […]

Ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution

Cortez Deacetis

Picture: The ancient town of Tikal rises over the rainforest in northern Guatemala. watch more  Credit: David Lentz/UC Reservoirs in the coronary heart of an ancient Maya town were so polluted with mercury and algae that the drinking water possible was undrinkable. Scientists from the University of Cincinnati found poisonous ranges […]