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Bring Social Justice in From the Cold as We Get Closer to a Global Climate Change Deal
Without putting social justice at the core of our thinking on climate action, we risk harming the most vulnerable groups of people.
Why an Unequal Planet Can Never Be Green
The more wealth concentrates, the greater the strain on our biosphere. Top environmentalists get that connection. Now our societies must.
High-Flying Drones and Basement Wages: Alarming Trends in Package Delivery
It's too bad for workers, but speedier delivery sounds like a boon for customers, right? Not so fast.
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When a Cement Factory’s Progress Drive Turns Deadly
The presence of military in the communities has brought back painful memories of Guatemala's dirty war.
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Climate Terror
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Rebuilding Neighborhoods and Mitigating Trauma After Israel’s Attacks on Gaza
As human rights workers, doctors and international aid organizations begin to figure out how to rebuild Gaza after Israel's 51 days of attacks this past summer, deep-seated trauma - …
Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s “Confederacy of Dunces“
Given that over 97 percent of climate scientists agree on the matter, the fact that anyone is questioning the reality of human-caused climate disruption remains an amazing phenomenon.
Can Civilization Survive “Really Existing Capitalism”? An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky discusses ISIS, the rise of religious extremism globally, actually existing capitalism and its incompatibility with democracy, Israel, Ukraine and the “root of all evil.”
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War and Climate Change: Time to Connect the Dots
There has been a general failure of everyone concerned about war and climate change to connect the dots between them. That must change.
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Confronting Barbarism: ISIS, the United States and the Consequences of Torture
Instead of using ISIS's mocking use of orange jumpsuits as a pretext to continue to withhold information about US torture programs in Iraq and elsewhere, the United States should …