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Climate Crisis
In July, Greenland Lost 80 Million Olympic Swimming Pools Worth of Ice
July was the warmest month in recorded human history.
Is the Green New Deal Our Last Hope to Address Climate Change?
Earth was once likened to a spaceship, but thanks to climate change, our planet is more like a leaking lifeboat.
What You Won’t Hear From the Candidates Tonight
The format is more than simply ludicrous and the only reason these debates matter is that they have to.
Amid Heat Wave, Many Jails Lack Air Conditioning
Climate change and extreme weather pose a growing threat to the safety of incarcerated people.
Eventually, We Will All Be Climate Refugees
As runaway climate disruption escalates, mass displacement is inevitable.
Fears About the Planet’s Future Weigh on Americans’ Mental Health
Therapists are noticing more patients with anxiety or depression related to climate change and the Earth’s future.
We Got to the Moon. We Can Overcome War and Capitalism.
Now we must explore a different kind of space: the space between fear and courage.
Turning 75 in the Bleak and Surreal Age of Trump
On a Trumpian planet of the surreal, can we mobilize to confront true crisis?
Don’t “Make War” on Climate Change
We can’t save a burning planet with the same militarist paradigms that have repeatedly set it on fire.
Noam Chomsky: “Worship of Markets” Is Threatening Human Civilization
We need a government of, by and for the people to replace the prevailing stance, says the world-renowned thinker.