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Climate Change Fueling 'Most Widespread and Damaging' Droughts in History: UN Report
"This is not a dry spell," said the co-author of a new U.N. report. "This is a slow-moving global catastrophe." Representational image...

The Left Chapter
Jul 43 min read


"Tomorrow will be too late": Fidel Castro's speech on the Environment and Development, June 12, 1992
Fidel Castro's speech at the UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio De Janeiro, June 12, 1992. It remains powerfully relevant...

The Left Chapter
Jun 122 min read


Climate Change Is Worsening Seasonal Allergies by Boosting Plant Pollen Production
Higher carbon dioxide levels and warmer temperatures are causing plants to increase their pollen production, which can be severe for...

The Left Chapter
Jun 68 min read


How the Rights of Nature Movement Is Reshaping Law and Culture
From the sacred peaks of Aotearoa to the rivers of Colombia and the contested waters of Lake Erie, a global movement is emerging to grant...

The Left Chapter
Jun 18 min read


CELDF and the Rights of Nature
CELDF has supported communities across the world in advancing the rights of nature, from local efforts to larger national and...

The Left Chapter
May 125 min read


Archeologists Join Geologists in the Quest to Define the Age of Humans
A new archeology is being developed based on evidence of human activity in the Earth’s sedimentary record, and archeologists are helping...

The Left Chapter
May 107 min read


Lustrous Surfaces: Easy on the Eyes, Easy on the Nervous System
The attraction to luster is rooted in our evolutionary history and has persisted among prehistoric artifacts, ancient civilizations, and...

The Left Chapter
Apr 119 min read


Botswana’s severe drought and the struggle to adapt
The perspectives of two rural communities in eastern Botswana The sun over Botswana - Stephen Temple from Cape Town, South Africa, CC...
Michael Laxer
Mar 95 min read


A Cruel Hoax: The Political Economy of Anti-immigration
Deportation Flight to unknown "country of origin" from the United States by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 23,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 277 min read


‘Only the People Can Save the People,’ Say Migrant Workers
The National Day Laborers Organizing Network (NDLON) embodies an ethos of “solidarity, not charity,” in both fire relief and immigrant...
Michael Laxer
Feb 215 min read


The War on Science in the US is a War on the Public
The Trump administration is defunding and censoring science to serve corrupt corporate interests. Aftermath of some of the Palisades Fire...
Michael Laxer
Feb 193 min read


We Have Entered the Era of ‘Global Boiling’—Marine Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Economies Are Being Devastated
Marine heat waves are causing record-breaking ocean temperatures that kill animals and impact ocean-based industries. Henrik Dreisler, CC...
Michael Laxer
Jan 245 min read


Abolish Climate Disasters
We need to apply an abolitionist framework to climate change, pouring money into a safe and resilient climate and out of the oil-based...
Michael Laxer
Jan 236 min read


The Widening Divide: Social Inequality, Environmental Crisis, and the Need for Global Unity - NKPJ
Billionaire row at the Trump inauguration. New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ): The year 2024 witnessed a troubling escalation in...
Michael Laxer
Jan 212 min read


The Winds of Climate Change Are Driving LA’s Fires
The fires are yet another tragic reminder of how people and our planet pay the ultimate price for climate inaction. A firefighter at work...
Michael Laxer
Jan 183 min read


How the World Hides Liability for Climate Deaths
Unfair family planning regimes have stalled progress in the climate fight and prevent children from having a fair start in life. People...
Michael Laxer
Jan 413 min read


The Commercial Fishing Industry Is Destroying Vital Marine Ecosystems
Fish are sentient beings subjected to cruelty to maximize profits for the multibillion-dollar industry. By Vicky Bond The unsustainable...
Michael Laxer
Dec 8, 202410 min read


The Carbon Soil Opportunity: Organic Farming Helps Counter Climate Change
Switching to organic products is an easy way to eat healthier and support the environment. Elina Mark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia...
Michael Laxer
Dec 3, 20246 min read


Thousands March in London to Demand End of Fossil Fuels and Gaza Genocide
"We won't stop until political leaders divest from war and destruction—and invest in a just, ecological, and equitable transition," said...
Michael Laxer
Nov 16, 20243 min read


Niger resists in the crosshairs of sanctions and climate catastrophe
Aboubakar Alassane of the West Africa Peoples Organization (WAPO) explains how Nigeriens are enduring the consequences of unprecedented...
Michael Laxer
Nov 15, 20247 min read
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