The Need for Carbon Removal
Too much global warming is already locked in. We need a radically utopian way of removing carbon from the atmosphere.
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The GOP Playbook for Sabotaging Environmental Regulations
As climate disasters intensify, conservative politicians are systematically undermining the agencies meant to protect us — slashing budgets, firing experts, blocking climate data from informing policy, and weakening enforcement against corporate polluters.
COP26 Was a Flop, but the Climate Justice Movement Is Still Growing
The COP26 summit in Glasgow this month ended with a set of vague and inadequate pledges that won’t tackle the climate crisis. Real hope lies not with corporate-sponsored elite gatherings but with the popular movements linking climate action to social justice.
A Green New Deal Can Win, Even Among Building Trades Unions
In order for the Green New Deal to move forward, organized labor must take it up as a demand. Building trades unions have been written off as hopelessly reactionary on fighting climate change — but they shouldn't be, as one union electrician explains.
Green Investing Is a Sham
Everywhere you look, the wealthy and powerful are touting “green investing” as a way to fight climate change. It’s not — it’s just a scheme to make some rich people even richer.
The Coming Refugee Crisis
Climate change will displace millions within decades. But where will they go and how will governments receive them?
No, the Fight for the Climate Isn’t “Over”
The fate of our climate depends on much more than just which party controls Washington. Despite their current celebrations, polluters will remain vulnerable under President Trump.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: End the War on Drugs
At his United Nations General Assembly address this week, newly elected leftist Colombian president Gustavo Petro denounced the war on drugs and destruction of the planet waged by the United States. We reprint his remarks here in full.
The Last Stimulus
We shouldn’t ask whether we must get out of capitalism so that humans can survive. We must ask how and when.
Home Insurance Should Be for Safety, Not Profits
The home insurance system is fatally flawed. As climate disasters intensify, it's becoming dangerously clear this system cannot protect us. We need a new model entirely — one focused on safeguarding people from financial consequences, not enriching insurers.
Australia Needs a Green New Deal
Australia is a climate wrecker on a global scale. With a government long beholden to mining interests, calls for climate justice fall on deaf ears. But plans for a Green New Deal are not just necessary — they’re achievable.
The Limits of “Experiencing” the Climate Crisis
While most of the world bakes, burns, and floods, the US East Coast, the cockpit of American capitalism, has largely avoided extreme weather events, lulling many into a false sense of security. Confronting the climate crisis requires thinking beyond our everyday experiences.
Billionaires Are the Real Existential Risk
We have seen calls to consider whether it is moral to allow billionaires to exist. But the real question is whether our species can survive the billionaire.
Why Is Joe Biden Considering an Anti–Green New Dealer for Energy Secretary?
With Donald Trump’s defeat, the planet dodged a giant meteor. Now, it needs protection from Joe Biden, whose energy secretary short list includes fracking fanboy and enemy of the Green New Deal, Ernest Moniz.
Jeremy Corbyn: We Can Build a New Economic Order
In a speech to the Progressive International, former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says now is not a time for retreat. We must build a powerful alternative to capitalist destruction.
A Warming Planet Means More and More Chemical Disasters
Government investigators say lax regulations are increasing the risk of chemical disasters related to extreme weather.
In Defense of the Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority was one of the greatest achievements of FDR’s New Deal. But a new generation of liberals and leftists are turning against the dream of “big public power” in America.
We’ve Hit Another Climate Dead End. Only Worker Power Can Turn Us Around.
Joe Biden’s climate plans bit the dust, just like Barack Obama’s. But workers are showing us how to organize for climate action where it counts.
Adjusting to Apocalypse
Societies are going to adjust to climate change in some way — it’s up to us to push that transformation in a progressive direction.
A Conspicuous Silence at the Democratic Debate
Despite a team of moderators who didn’t think viewers needed to hear much from him or about climate change, Bernie Sanders roared back with a strong debate performance.