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Op-Ed
The Green New Deal Can Help Us Fight White Supremacy
A project of mass mobilization would provide us with a collective mission to heal a damaged Earth.
We Need Biodiversity-Based Agriculture to Solve the Climate Crisis
We can repair the Earth's ruptured carbon cycle by recarbonizing it with the living carbon of biodiversity.
Removing the Profit From Our Pills: The Case for a Public Pharma System
Vital safety and health services should be entrusted to institutions that are publicly accountable.
Climate Emergency Declarations Are the First Step. Here’s What Comes Next.
Governments must prioritize a just and rapid transition away from fossil fuels to renewables.
Trump’s Solution to the Homelessness Crisis: Deregulation and Criminalization
Trump's proposals would expand law enforcement in lieu of social interventions and investments to help homeless people.
Two Years After Hurricane Maria, We Need Action on Climate More Than Ever
Two years ago, I waited out Hurricane Maria, a climate-fueled disaster. I won’t wait out pushing for climate action.
Trump Cuts Emissions Standards While Accusing Homeless People of “Polluting”
Trump argued, bizarrely, that homeless people are supposedly polluting the oceans by dropping needles into storm drains.
Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle Is US Foreign Policy
The U.S. must abandon its toxic climate imperialism and embrace the transition to a peaceful, sustainable planet.
Disabled People Cannot Be “Expected Losses” in the Climate Crisis
To tell the story of disability and climate change, we need to focus on structural violence -- not vulnerability.
We Cannot Afford to Gamble on Geoengineering to Achieve Net Zero
We cannot risk delaying climate action now in the hope that a technological fix will emerge.