David R. Loy: Awakening in the Age of Climate Change
If Buddhism is to address the ecological crisis, it must clarify its essential message. Let me begin by emphasizing what most of us already know about climate change. First, it’s … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: Post-Apocalyptic Studies — The Aftermath, Precis
Anthropologists concluded that in the period after they lost their electronics, they were forced to talk to one another and to spend long periods with nothing to amuse them except … Continue reading
Nick Coles: Divestment Days and the “War on Coal”
Originally posted on Working-Class Perspectives:
Next weekend, February 13 and 14, hundreds of cities around the world will witness actions as part of Global Divestment Days, calling for an end…
Andrea Germanos: Paving Path Towards Climate Goal, Denmark Sets World Record for Wind Power
‘It shows that we can reach our ultimate goal, namely to stop global warming,’ said climate minister. Marking what the country said was a global record, in 2014, nearly 40 … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders: Fight for our Progressive Vision
As I look ahead to this coming year, a number of thoughts come to mind. First and foremost, against an enormous amount of corporate media noise and distraction, it is … Continue reading
Sarah Van Gelder: 10 Ways Human Rights and Democracy Won in 2014
In 2014, we saw a lot of brutality. Unarmed black men and women were killed by police, women were raped on college campuses and in military barracks, foreign nationals were … Continue reading
Video: Millenials demand climate action
As our government fails to act on climate change, millions of young Americans are coming together as a powerful grassroots force.
Mel Packer: We Seek Justice
Welcoming remarks to the Great Climate March in Butler, PA October 11, 2014, and Pittsburgh, PA October 14, 2014. We are gathered here to welcome the marchers to Pittsburgh, which … Continue reading
Harvey Wasserman: How We Win on Climate Change
‘New Orleans: The Seas Are Rising And So Are We.’ Okay, so we had this historic march a little while ago. It was…. …joyous, beautiful, exhilarating, inspiring, life-confirming…and in many … Continue reading
Video: ‘Dear Matafele Peinem” by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner
The most interesting part of the United Nations Climate Summit was not a speech by any of the world leaders in attendance, but a poem read by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, a … Continue reading
Video: Our Survival Depends On Keeping The Oil In The Ground
Humanity’s survival depends on not burning two-thirds of our global oil reserves, so we must act now by limiting fossil fuel extraction. The highly biodiverse Amazon basin is a keystone … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky: Are We Approaching the End of Human History?
September 9, 2014: It is not pleasant to contemplate the thoughts that must be passing through the mind of the Owl of Minerva as the dusk falls and she undertakes the … Continue reading
Citing Climate Change, Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Coal Blockaders
‘Climate change is one of the gravest crises our planet has ever faced,’ said Bristol County DA Sam Sutter. ‘In my humble opinion, the political leadership on this issue has … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Global-warming deniers are like those who defended slavery in the 19th century
On close inspection, the political and economic dynamics involving man-made global warming over the past 40 years resemble those of slavery in the United States from about 1790 until the … Continue reading →