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Climate Crisis
Brazil Faces Global Outrage as Massive Fires Spread in Amazon Rainforest
Indigenous people in Brazil have condemned far-right President Bolsonaro for encouraging the destruction.
Sanders Campaign Calls on Candidates to Unite Against DNC, Demand Climate Debate
The DNC voted down a resolution to hold a climate-focused debate.
The Amazon Is Dying and Bolsonaro Is Fanning the Flames
Jair Bolsonaro has worked at breakneck speed to eliminate environmental regulations.
Sanders Unveils Plan Detailing 10-Year Mobilization to Avert Climate Catastrophe
The comprehensive Green New Deal proposal would create 20 million jobs.
Trump’s Greenland Comments Follow Tradition of Violent Colonialism
This is no accident — Arctic ice melt has made Greenland's freshwater and mineral resources more exploitable.
Trump Escalates War on Species as We Face an Extinction Emergency
Many species face extinction under proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.
Chomsky: By Focusing on Russia, We Ignore Trump’s Existential Threat to Climate
We should be focused on dealing with the environmental crisis while we still have time to do so, says Noam Chomsky.
Kamala Harris to Snub Climate Forum in Favor of Big Donors
The previous day, Harris told donors she wasn't “comfortable” with Medicare for All.
Living in Two Worlds: Capitalism Pretends All Is Well While the World Is Burning
As the climate crisis escalates, we must develop strategies for living while recognizing the contradictions at hand.
Huge Wildfires in the Arctic and Far North Send a Planetary Warning
July 2019 now stands as the hottest month ever recorded in Alaska.