Breanna Draxler: What if Legal Personhood Included Plants, Rivers, and the Planet?
The rights of nature movement and its potential to shift Western legal doctrine around environmental protection.
Derrick Z. Jackson: No Climate Justice Without Voting Rights
In a 2020 Yale University and George Mason University poll, 69 percent of Latinos and 57 percent of Black respondents said they were “alarmed” about climate change. That compares to just 49 percent of White respondents.
Julia Conley: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Defender of Human Rights in South Africa and Beyond, Dies at 90
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
Jon Queally: ‘To Change Course of History,’ US Climate Movement Takes Aim at Biden White House
Five days of direct action and civil disobedience are planned this week to denounce “broken promises” and demand ambitious action against the planetary threat.
Rebecca Gordon: In a Looking-Glass World, Our Work Is Just Beginning
For the last four years, Donald Trump has made war on the people of this country and indeed on the people of the entire world.
Breanna Draxler: The Power of Inclusive Intergenerational Climate Activism
The energy and intersectionality of youth along with the experience and engagement of elders are putting climate issues at the forefront of the 2020 elections.
Jessica Corbett: Court Orders Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline
The decision to temporarily shut down DAPL came just a day after two energy companies cancelled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) that would have transported fracked gas through West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.
Jessica Corbett: Global Green New Deal Supporters Urge World Leaders to Learn From Coronavirus to Tackle Climate Crisis
This is a moment when we can implement measures to help boost the economy, create jobs, and build climate resilience.
Nick Engelfried: How Generation Z is leading the climate movement
From the rise of organizations like Zero Hour to Greta Thunberg’s Fridays For Future, the youth climate movement is only just getting started.
Rebecca Solnit: Welcome to the US, Greta. With Your Help We Can Save the Planet and Ourselves
Even in such a divided and troubled country, there is hope. Between us we can beat the climate destroyers.
John Feffer: Lifeboat Earth
Feckless democrats or reckless authoritarians: Lifeboat Earth doesn’t stand much of a chance with such options.
Tom Engelhardt: What Will Donald Trump Be Remembered For?
The World According to The Don(ald) I know you won’t believe me. Not now, not when everything Donald Trump does — any tweet, any insult at any rally — is … Continue reading
Lauren Reid: Why 2017 Was the Year of Resistance
Take a look back at the battles waged, victories won, and the collective resistance that defined 2017. Perhaps no year in recent memory has been as tumultuous as 2017. The … Continue reading
Lauren McCauley: Turning Point in Climate Fight as AGs Unite to Target Exxon Crimes
In a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tuesday launched an unprecedented, multi-state effort to investigate and prosecute the … Continue reading
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