For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace For Afro-Colombians, the 2016 Peace Treaty Brought No Peace
Hundreds of human-rights defenders have been killed since the accords. And Afro-Colombians like Goldman Environmental Prize–winner Francia Márquez are a particular target.
May 23, 2019 / Roosbelinda Cárdenas
In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers
For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.
May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett
Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over Notre Dame Is Not the Only Fire Worth Worrying Over
The global response to climate change is akin to Paris completely ignoring the cathedral’s near destruction.
Apr 25, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?
Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town.
Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto
The Green New Deal Isn’t a Wish List—It’s Good Strategy The Green New Deal Isn’t a Wish List—It’s Good Strategy
Climate policies that explicitly advance both racial and economic justice will help build a broader, more popular movement.
Apr 23, 2019 / Guido Girgenti and Aru Shiney-Ajay
What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe What ‘Living in Truth’ Looks Like in the Face of Climate Catastrophe
Bill McKibben has shown us what it means to live within the truth of our struggle for human survival. Will a new generation find the courage to do the same?
Apr 11, 2019 / Wen Stephenson
The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce
But, if we listen carefully, the solutions to the climate crisis also come from Commerce.
Mar 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich
Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe Parenting in a World Hurtling Toward Catastrophe
How do you raise children under the ever-present threat of climate change?
Mar 14, 2019 / Frida Berrigan
Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike Uganda’s Young Climate Activists Are Going on Strike
And they’re bringing a message: though Africa contributes the least to fossil-fuel emissions, it is one of the most vulnerable continents.
Mar 14, 2019 / Angely Mercado
How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal How Black Lives Matter to the Green New Deal
Ocasio-Cortez makes the case for racial justice and reparations.
Mar 14, 2019 / Aaron Ross Coleman