
David Sherfinski
@dsherfinski
U.S. Correspondent @ContextNewsroom
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https://www.context.news/ 30-06-2008 19:52:45
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w/ Anastasia Moloney - Women in the U.S. who are incarcerated, on parole, or on probation are facing often insurmountable barriers to abortion access/reproductive health care - a situation that's become particularly acute post-Roe: context.news/money-power-pe…

My colleague Nita Bhalla was on the ground during the protests in Kenya this week - read her sobering firsthand account here: context.news/money-power-pe…




w/ Avi Asher-Schapiro - Biden push for federal heat protections for workers is unquestionably historic - but could be all for naught. Trump camp didn't answer directly on how he might approach things, and SCOTUS always looms: context.news/climate-risks/…


w/ Diana Baptista - A portrait of the acute mental, physical, and economic consequences of extreme heat on workers across the U.S., many of whom labor without specific heat-related protections and who can't afford to lodge complaints or decline work - context.news/climate-risks/…


Something to keep in mind for next week's election: ~4 million citizens are barred from voting due to past involvement w/the crim justice system. It's a level of disenfranchisement unmatched in peer democracies—& disproportionately impacts Black Americans context.news/money-power-pe…

If Trump & the GOP win next week, $500 million the US pledged to defend the Amazon Rainforest is unlikely to ever be sent. Meanwhile, the Amazon is on fire, & expert say forest loss could tip the world into climate catastrophe: andré cabette fábio & I report: context.news/nature/us-elec…

David Sherfinski also explores how we can prevent wildlife disasters as they become more prevalent ⬇️ context.news/nature/as-euro…