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Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters

The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.

Sep 16, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard

A Benjamin Netanyahu campaign billboard in 2019

The Israeli Elections Are a Referendum on Who Can Treat Palestinians Most Harshly The Israeli Elections Are a Referendum on Who Can Treat Palestinians Most Harshly

While Netanyahu’s talk of annexing parts of the West Bank caused a flurry, the reality is that few parties would oppose it.

Sep 16, 2019 / Diana Buttu

Students take part in a “youth strike to act on climate change” in France in March 2019.

A New Beginning for Climate Reporting A New Beginning for Climate Reporting

Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?

Sep 16, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’ Naomi Klein: ‘We Are Seeing the Beginnings of the Era of Climate Barbarism’

The No Logo author talks about solutions to the climate crisis, Greta Thunberg, birth strikes, and how she finds hope.

Sep 15, 2019 / Natalie Hanman

Russia’s Recent Elections Could Signal Hope—or a Warning

Russia’s Recent Elections Could Signal Hope—or a Warning Russia’s Recent Elections Could Signal Hope—or a Warning

New opposition faces emerge after local elections in Moscow and other regions throughout Russia.

Sep 13, 2019 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina

Greenland iceberg

The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic The Trump Administration’s Drive for Dominance in the Arctic

Greenland is just one piece of the White House’s plan for the Far North.

Sep 13, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

Child Abuse as Official Government Policy

Child Abuse as Official Government Policy Child Abuse as Official Government Policy

That, plus Supreme Court clearance for a white-nationalist asylum policy, and GOP dirty tricks in North Carolina—all in a week’s work for the Trumpists.

Sep 13, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

Bolton’s Gone. Is the Trumpian World Order About to Begin?

Bolton’s Gone. Is the Trumpian World Order About to Begin? Bolton’s Gone. Is the Trumpian World Order About to Begin?

Whether a Trump-dictated foreign policy is a good thing is anyone’s guess.

Sep 13, 2019 / Michael T. Klare

Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights

Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights Trump’s Asylum Crackdown Intensifies the Fight for Refugee Rights

Current policy makes a painful line of work even harder, but these attorneys aren’t giving up.

Sep 12, 2019 / Jack Herrera

John Bolton and a map

Ro Khanna: ‘Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone’ Ro Khanna: ‘Americans Can Breathe a Sigh of Relief With Bolton Gone’

The ousted national security adviser’s extremism was hurting America on the international stage.

Sep 11, 2019 / Rep. Ro Khanna

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