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There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet There Can Be No Compromise on a Burning Planet

Business interests invaded the environmental policy realm even before climate change emerged as a key issue. It’s time to kick them out.

Oct 27, 2021 / Amy Westervelt

The New Campaign to Smear Palestinian Human Rights Defenders as Terrorists

The New Campaign to Smear Palestinian Human Rights Defenders as Terrorists The New Campaign to Smear Palestinian Human Rights Defenders as Terrorists

In a move that has been condemned as an effort to discredit Palestinian rights organizations, the Israeli government has designated six as “terror organizations.”

Oct 22, 2021 / Mohammed El-Kurd

The Most Important Climate Summit in History Is a Local News Story Too

The Most Important Climate Summit in History Is a Local News Story Too The Most Important Climate Summit in History Is a Local News Story Too

COP26 matters to every person on Earth, so it’s a story for every newsroom on Earth.

Oct 21, 2021 / Andrew McCormick

Coloradans Take Action For An Economic Recovery And Infrastructure Package Prioritizing Climate, Care, Jobs, And Justice, Call On Congress To Pass The THRIVE Act

This 5-Point Plan Will Fix Climate Coverage This 5-Point Plan Will Fix Climate Coverage

Number 1: It’s the planet, stupid.

Oct 20, 2021 / Amy Westervelt and Mary Annaïse Heglar

Geopolitics Will Cost Us Our Planet

Geopolitics Will Cost Us Our Planet Geopolitics Will Cost Us Our Planet

For all of our posturing, we’re doomed if the world’s biggest players aren’t in agreement.

Oct 19, 2021 / Column / Michael T. Klare

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways? Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development insists it’s “inclusive,” but it’s still strong-arming countries in the Global South.

Oct 19, 2021 / Steven Dean

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit Greta Thunberg Is “Open” to Meeting Biden at the UN Climate Summit

In the lead-up to COP26, the Swedish activist talked about Biden’s climate plan, the media’s responsibility, and what gives her hope.

Oct 12, 2021 / Mark Hertsgaard

Biden Afghanistan War

It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex It’s Time to Break Up the Military-Industrial Complex

Despite the end of two decades of war, a congressional committee just voted to increase the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion.

Sep 21, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue Letters From the September 20/27, 2021, Issue

Library science… Imperial tragedies…

Sep 7, 2021 / Our Readers

Protest for Afghanistan in India

“Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist “Hear Our Cries”: What Terrifies an Afghan Women’s Rights Activist

K, an anonymous advocate for Afghan women, speaks out while hiding from the Taliban in Kabul.

Aug 25, 2021 / Q&A / Mona Tajali

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