Jon Queally: Sanders Says Donald Trump Simply Too Dangerous ‘To Sit This One Out’
“I’ve got seven grandchildren. I’ve got four kids. I worry about the future of this planet. I’m not sitting it out. And I hope that my fellow Americans will not … Continue reading
Michael Simms: Why I’m With Her
As a supporter of Bernie Sanders, I was disappointed when he lost the Democratic nomination to Hillary Clinton. Bernie asked his supporters to help elect Clinton, so out of respect … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: American Irrationalism
There is no shortage of signs of impending environmental catastrophe, including the melting of the polar ice caps and the rise of atmospheric carbon to above 400 parts per million. … Continue reading
Erin Dragonsong: Practicing the Craft
. Being a Witch is called Practicing the Craft. The word “craft” derives from a Germanic word meaning strength. A craft is something that involves making things by hand. It … Continue reading
George Monbiot: The Man in the Mirror
Donald Trump is not an outlier, but the distillation of our dominant values. What is the worst thing about Donald Trump? The lies? The racist stereotypes? The misogyny? The alleged … Continue reading
Emily Fuller: How to Contact the 17 Banks Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline
Here are CEO names, emails, and phone numbers—because banks have choices when it comes to what projects they give loans to. The Dakota Access pipeline is funded directly by 17 … Continue reading
Barbara Edelman: The River
Trucks on either side of us like fists, like cities. Steep green against the highway. Cows and caved-in, slat-gray shanties Someone hung her voice up on a hook. Willows dip … Continue reading
Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council: Why We Resist
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), owned by Houston, Texas based corporation called Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. which created the subsidary Dakota Access LLC. The DAPL, also known as the Bakken … Continue reading
Gary Snyder: For All
Ah to be alive on a mid-September morn fording a stream barefoot, pants rolled up, holding boots, pack on, sunshine, ice in the shallows, northern rockies. Rustle and shimmer of … Continue reading
Video: Beautiful Reactions
. This video is from a website appropriately named Beautiful Chemistry. Professor Yan Liang of the University of Science and Technology of China, along with co-creators Xiangang Tao and Wei … Continue reading
Video: Natural Playground
Here’s the upside to global warming. . Directed and Performed by Ben Leclair Co-produced by Kevin Calvez Filmed by Blackbird productions & Ian Curry . Ben LeClair . . Email … Continue reading
Andrea Germanos: The ‘Good Anthropocene’ — Grassroots Initiatives Worldwide Show Path Forward
‘Our legacy may not be as dark as we might think.’ Looking for a ray of sunshine amidst seemingly endless news of the warming planet, global biodiversity loss, or ongoing … Continue reading
Nika Knight: Filmmaker Faces 45 Years in Prison for Reporting on Dakota Access Protests
“They threw the book at Deia for being a journalist.” In an ominous sign for press freedom, documentary filmmaker and journalist Deia Schlosberg was arrested and charged with felonies carrying … Continue reading
Video: Tashi and the Monk
. Eight years ago Buddhist monk Lobsang Phuntsok, hand-picked by the Dalai Lama to share Tibetan Buddhism with the West, felt called to leave a life as a spiritual teacher … Continue reading
