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Climate Crisis
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.
Pence and Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana and Asia
Truthout's Dahr Jamail discusses the ongoing climate crisis.
Climate Adaptation Needs to Put Human Rights Above Property Values
Every dollar spent on sea walls is a dollar not invested into actual carbon reduction.
The Climate Crisis Has Made Breathing Smoke Normal in Pacific Northwest
Summer in the Pacific Northwest has become the season of wildfires and unbreathable smoky air.
Oil’s Enduring Sway in US Policy in the Middle East
If the United States goes to war with Iran, oil lies at the root of the present and long-term crisis.
10 Ways Andrew Wheeler Has Decimated EPA Protections in Just One Year
Trump’s EPA administrator should change the name of his agency to “Every Polluter’s Ally.”