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“Environmentally Friendly” Charcoal Is Subsidizing Destruction of Gran Chaco
Purchases of charcoal indirectly contribute to the destruction of South America's second-largest forest.
A Decolonial Education Takes Shape at Mauna Kea’s Ecological University
We must fight for the university and for our future in this moment of profound ecological unraveling.
Extractive Industries Are Fueling Violence Against Indigenous Women
Resource extraction takes a toll on more than just the economy and the environment.
Democrats Waited Too Long to Impeach Trump. It Could Backfire in 2020.
Having chosen Joe Biden's integrity as the hill to die on, the Democrats' decision to impeach Trump now may be a trap.
Trump Opens 725,000 Acres of California’s Coast to Fossil Fuel Drilling
The move ends a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to fossil fuel companies.
Trump Is Tinder for the White Nationalist Explosion That John Tanton Stoked
The late John Tanton acted as a bridge between explicitly white nationalist groups and the public policy realm.
Love and Perseverance Keep Communities Whole in the Face of Mass Consumerism
A new graphic novel tells a multidimensional love story that is personal as well as political.
It’s Time for the Left to Abandon AMLO
Obrador should not be able to go on for the next five-and-a-half years as president with progressive support.
The US Border Security Industry Could Be Worth $740 Billion by 2023
Much of the funding is plowed into public-private contract deals with large firms.
Companies Are Luring Mexicans Across the US Border to Donate Blood Plasma
The U.S. has comparatively loose standards for monitoring the health of blood plasma donors.