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Environmental ActivismSeptember 14, 2021
How Students Pressured Harvard to Divest From Fossil Fuels– and Won
Climate activists at other institutions can learn from Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard after their victory at the world’s richest university.
Ilana Cohen
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Higher EducationJanuary 26, 2021
Student Organizing May Never Be the Same Again
Covid-19 has upended some of the most essential tactics for student organizers. That might be a good thing.
Ilana Cohen
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Climate ChangeJune 5, 2020
We Cannot Postpone Climate Talks Until 2021
Lawmakers need to wake up: Climate change and the injustices it generates won’t break for Covid-19. So the United Nations Climate Change Conference can’t, either.
Ilana Cohen
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Environmental ActivismApril 16, 2020
Fossil Fuel Companies Are Suffering Under the Coronavirus. Good.
If fossil fuel companies and their financial backers are scared now, then they should be terrified of what’s to come.
Ilana Cohen
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CorporationsMarch 10, 2020
What Does Work Look Like on a Dying Planet?
Students, promised a bright and successful future after college, are being fast-tracked into corporate careers, usually without a second thought about the value of their work in a climate emergency.
Ilana Cohen
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Environmental ActivismJanuary 16, 2020
Want the Youth Vote? Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
For young people, surface-level regulations aren’t enough. They’re demanding a fundamental shift in how we think about markets and morals.
Ilana Cohen and Connor Chung
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Climate ChangeNovember 4, 2019
Our World Is Burning, and It Scares Me to Death
Young climate activists like me are overwhelmed by the enormity of the crisis—but we also have hope for the future.
Ilana Cohen
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Higher EducationSeptember 19, 2019
It’s Time to Shed Light on Our Elite Institutions’ Dirty Money
Currently, 99 percent of Harvard’s endowment remains hidden from the public.
Ilana Cohen