Ben Ehrenreich
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April 28, 2020
Under Europe’s Strictest Lockdown, the World Is Only as Big as Our Windows
Yet you can still tell a lot from those windows—about capitalism, climate change, and the love status of the couple across the way.
Ben Ehrenreich
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SocietyMarch 19, 2020
We’re Struggling With the Coronavirus in Spain—but We’re Vastly More Prepared Than the US
I am locked down in Barcelona, but at least there is universal health care and a tradition of mutual support.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Climate ChangeDecember 17, 2019
This Is Why the World Is Facing Climate Catastrophe
At the COP 25 summit in Madrid, the powerful countries stalled and squabbled while activists marched and pleaded for serious climate action.
Ben Ehrenreich
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CorporationsNovember 27, 2019
Meet the Men Fueling the Climate Crisis
Until there are courts willing to hold the titans of the climate crisis accountable, it’s up to people to begin calling them out by name.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Civil UnrestNovember 25, 2019
Welcome to the Global Rebellion Against Neoliberalism
As distinct as the protests seem, the uprisings rocking Bolivia, Lebanon, and scores of other countries all have a common theme.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Oil and GasOctober 30, 2019
California Is Burning—Nationalize PG&E
California’s utility, PG&E, has put profits over public safety for too long. The company belongs in the hands of the people.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Armed ConflictsSeptember 26, 2019
The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants
The strikes did not claim any human victims, they claimed oil, millions and millions of barrels of it—which is precisely why it may lead to war.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Environmental ActivismSeptember 9, 2019
There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt
What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Climate ChangeJune 6, 2019
Open Borders Must Be Part of Any Response to the Climate Crisis
The alternative is the death of millions and a world fractured by nationalism.
Ben Ehrenreich
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Global Justice MovementApril 22, 2019
It’s Time to Pay Our Climate Debt to Countries Like Mozambique
As a start, the US and other Western countries must help rebuild the vast areas destroyed by Cyclone Idai.
Ben Ehrenreich