America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It America’s Homegrown Terror Threat—and Why We’re Doing Nothing to Fight It
Plagued by poor infrastructure, climate denialism, unregulated fracking wells and nuclear waste sites, the United States is poised to topple itself with self-inflicted wounds.
Apr 8, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Emanuel Pastreich, John Feffer, and Foreign Policy In Focus
An Important Lesson From Right-Wing Science Dude An Important Lesson From Right-Wing Science Dude
Global warming is just one of many lies the ‘scientific community’ tries to impose on us.
Apr 8, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future Climate Change Isn’t the Only Thing That Threatens the Whole Planet’s Future
An event honoring Peter Weiss for his decades-long fight for nuclear disarmament highlighted the ongoing need for such work.
Apr 4, 2014 / Justine Drennan
Deval Patrick, These Student Climate Activists Are Your Political Future Deval Patrick, These Student Climate Activists Are Your Political Future
Student climate activists in Massachusetts win a meeting with Governor Deval Patrick about banning new fossil-fuel infrastructure. But they need more than a meeting.
Apr 1, 2014 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction We Are Now in the Terminal Stage of Our Fossil-Fuel Addiction
Senior politicians in both parties have become so intoxicated by the idea of an American surge in energy production that they have lost their senses.
Apr 1, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now If We Want to Adapt to Climate Change, We Need to Start Now
According to the IPCC’s latest report, global warming is already hurting people, especially the poor, and is bound to get worse in the years ahead.
Mar 31, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard
LA City Council Tells Big Oil To Frack Off LA City Council Tells Big Oil To Frack Off
As residents complain of nosebleeds and headaches, the country’s biggest oil-producing city moves to ban hydraulic fracturing.
Mar 27, 2014 / Cities Rising / Simon Davis-Cohen
3 Ways Public Transportation Makes Life Better for Pretty Much Everyone 3 Ways Public Transportation Makes Life Better for Pretty Much Everyone
Every $1 billion invested in the U.S. transportation infrastructure supports and creates some 47,500 jobs.
Mar 27, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction Student Activists to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick: Say No to New Fossil Fuel Construction
Students plan a city-wide school walkout to urge Governor Patrick to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure construction in Massachusetts.
Mar 25, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
The ‘Single Largest Environmental Health Risk’ Is Causing 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide The ‘Single Largest Environmental Health Risk’ Is Causing 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide
New estimates from the World Health Organization confirm that air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk.
Mar 25, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh