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‘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
How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help
Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. Haywood County North Carolina after...
Michael Laxer
Nov 8, 20245 min read
The Globalized, Industrialized Food System Is Destroying the World—We Urgently Need to Support Local Food Economies
Our food system is linked to an economic system fundamentally biased against what’s good for people and the planet. By Helena...
Michael Laxer
Nov 2, 20248 min read
The U.S. Southwest Offers Blueprints for the Future of Wastewater Reuse
Our existing water supplies could go further by turning wastewater into drinking water. Lake Powell, a man-made reservoir on the Colorado...
Michael Laxer
Oct 31, 202414 min read
Guide to Climate Action in Your Local US Community
Decades of unjust land use decisions in the US have deliberately shaped and harmed communities. But there are concrete actions you can...
Michael Laxer
Oct 27, 20246 min read
COP16: It’s Wild-West Capitalism Versus Life on Earth
The stakes for our collective future could not be higher, yet many decision-makers are doubling down on destructive policies. Image via...
Michael Laxer
Oct 23, 20245 min read
The ‘Blue Economy’ Myth: We Have to Stop Thinking the Ocean Can Be Run Like a Business
Protecting the Earth’s oceans is problematic when profit is the leading concern. kees torn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/lic...
Michael Laxer
Oct 19, 202418 min read
Warped US government priorities make climate disasters worse
When the US funds wars and fossil fuel subsidies instead of green jobs and disaster recovery, it punishes those who can least afford it....
Michael Laxer
Oct 17, 20243 min read
What Would a Real Renewable Energy Transition Look Like?
The seven steps that could help build a social movement and ensure a sustainable future. kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0...
Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 202411 min read
What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers
Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and...
Michael Laxer
Oct 6, 20245 min read
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