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North Carolina Teen Loses Case Over Climate Change, Vows to Keep Fighting
Hallie Turner has been a climate activist since the fourth grade, so the loss will not discourage her.
Swedish Fascists Burn Homes, Blame Crisis on Refugees
Refugees flee homes destroyed by a neoliberal thirst for oil, while in the recipient countries the same forces ruined many lives.
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Noam Chomsky | The US Believes It Has an Inalienable Right to Exploit Developing Nations
The lessons of 1954 and 1973 are very clear, and the victims of US violence will ignore them at their peril.
The Top Six Republican Candidates Take Economic Policy Into the Wilderness
Perhaps what's needed is a US Hunger Games to cut the Republican field to size.
The Federal Reserve Board’s 8 Percent Hike in the Social Security Tax
The intensity of a debate over a tax increase of 0.2 percentage points should have people wondering why candidates aren't talking about a much larger tax increase imposed by …
Paris Climate Summit: Why More Women Need Seats at the Table
Women are on the frontlines of a changing climate, but remain underrepresented at high levels of policymaking.
Why Migration Should Be Central to Paris COP21 Climate Talks
Climate refugees and displaced peoples bear the brunt of environmental violence.
Woman Charged With Criminal Mischief After Giving Water to Thirsty Animals
There is no meaningful difference between the dogs we share our lives with, and the pigs and chickens and cows we call dinner.
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Breaking Broken Windows
Broken Windows theory posited an argument that had some intuitive appeal: taking care of the small things prevents bigger things.
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Neo-Colonial Expansion in the Guise of Addressing Climate Change: The Problem With REDD+
The silent danger is the advancement of a global green nexus of capital accumulation.