A Defeat for Frackers
Hunger strikers in New York chalked up a win this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected a gas pipeline off the coast of Long Island.
474 Search Result(s) for: “Climate Change”
Elon Musk’s Sci-Fi Futurism Is Just Plutocracy With Space Travel
Elon Musk has cultivated an image as a down-to-earth billionaire who can propel us into a wondrous climate change–free future. But even his most ambitious visions leave the plutocratic status quo intact.
Toward Cyborg Socialism
The failure of the American left to engage more substantially on environmental issues at home has real consequences for the expansion of neoliberalism worldwide.
Landlords Are Threatening to Evict Tenants for Using Air Conditioning in British Columbia
As temperatures soar, tenants in British Columbia are facing eviction threats for installing AC units.
The Standing Rock Split
The rebellion at Standing Rock has forced labor officials to choose which side they're on: fossil-fuel companies' or the planet's.
A Green New Deal for Decarceration
To save the planet, a Green New Deal has to transform our entire society. Part of that transformation must include the deconstruction of our system of mass incarceration.
Britain’s Tories Are Radicalizing — and Losing Hope
Since becoming leader in 2024, Kemi Badenoch has taken Britain’s Tories onto hard-right territory — and dismal polling. Her call this week to abandon climate targets shows how Britain’s once dominant party has radicalized.
A Winning Strategy for the Left
Social movements should focus on targeting corporations and oppressive institutions rather than politicians.
Texas Shows the Pitfalls of Liberal Climate Politics
The climate movement must be rooted in the labor movement. Otherwise we get individualistic solutions that throw workers under the bus and only grant reliable, green energy to those who can afford to pay for it.
Rebelling Against Climate Death
For all its flaws, Extinction Rebellion's direct actions against climate change are growing in popularity and pissing off the right people. We should support them.
Ban Private Jets
We know who’s responsible for the climate crisis: rich people. Nowhere is this clearer than in aviation, with billionaires’ private jets ravaging the planet. We need to ban them now.
The Green New Deal Needs WWII-Scale Ambition
We can end global warming pollution and build a just, green economy in ten years with a budget of $50 trillion a year.
Belgium’s Hottest Winter
Tens of thousands of students in Europe have launched "school strikes" to demand a Green New Deal and reject their governments' moderation on climate change.
Elizabeth Warren’s Lean Green Fighting Machine
The way to cut military climate emissions is to scale back the United States’ enormous empire. Elizabeth Warren has no plan for that.
Pension Investment in Renewables May Be Undermining a Just Transition
Pension investments in renewables sound like a win-win for the environment and retirees. But an examination of Canadian pension funds’ involvement in the sector tells a different story — one of labor exploitation and environmental harm.
Crash and Burn
You can't have capitalist growth without environmental destruction.
The Nature of Capitalism
The ruling class will never give up fossil fuel, because it's key to their power over workers.
How the AFL-CIO Can Fight Imperialism and Climate Change
The US labor movement has a long history of aiding US imperialism. By adopting a strong internationalist strategy, making solidarity with the global working class a top priority — including on fighting climate change — the AFL-CIO can reverse that history.
Stop Polluting Our Green New Deal
As climate protests sweep across Europe, neoliberals are misusing the name “Green New Deal” to push new kinds of market incentives.
We’re in a Climate Crisis — But the Pipelines Keep Coming
Federal officials are approving fossil fuel projects that enrich shareholders, fleece customers, and exacerbate the climate crisis.