Climate Change
Hundreds of Thousands of Students Join the Climate Strike in Germany, Around the World
The #FridaysForFuture protests have expanded to 1,500 cities in 150 countries. Today hundreds of thousands of students left their classrooms and took the streets around the world. In Berlin, for example, almost 30,000 joined the #ClimateStrike.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 15, 2019A Green New Deal Can’t Save Us. A Planned Economy Can.
Capitalism has put humankind and much of the Earth at the brink of catastrophe. But there is a way out. The solution isn't a green new deal. It's a communist, democratically run planned economy
Robert Belano
March 15, 2019Thousands Block Coal Mines in Germany to Fight Against Climate Change
Last weekend, nearly 6,000 activists from all over Europe came to block the coal mining infrastructure of RWE, the largest power company in Germany. It was a display of mass civil disobedience calling for “climate justice” and an immediate end to coal power. We must get rid of coal before 2030 if we want to avoid continued global warming.
Sophia S.
October 31, 2018Ecological Destruction in the Name of Science
How has a science focused on capital accumulation been used to overturn tried and true models of agriculture to the detriment of the environment and indigenous livelihoods?
Michelle Munjanattu
March 23, 2018Chaos is the ‘New Normal’ in the Caribbean
How has climate change affected the Caribbean?
Marisela Trevin
March 21, 2018Winners and Losers of the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement is the first of its kind in history; that much is true. But the real gains in terms of Climate Change prevention are negligible. Here’s why.
Juan Cruz Ferre
December 16, 2015Over a hundred arrested at climate change rally in Paris
On Sunday November 29, French riot police fired tear gas at activists protesting on the eve of the COP21 climate summit in Paris. Some demonstrators were also severely beaten with batons. Over a hundred people were arrested at the demo that was attended by more than 5,000 people.
Left Voice
November 29, 2015A tale of summits and storm surges
In February of this year, a historic peak was reached: The average concentration of atmospheric CO2 has exceeded the limit of 400ppm for the first time in at least the last 800,000 years, perhaps even the last 25 million.
Sören Luxbach
August 21, 2015Obama’s Clean Power Plan Leaves Main Polluters Off the Hook
Amidst cheers for Obama's supposedly bold climate protection plan, critiques from some environmentalist groups arise. The new show of commitment to reduce green house emissions covers up the ongoing permissive policies toward fracking and the oil industry.
Juan Cruz Ferre
August 5, 2015The Toronto Climate Justice March
Toronto- Between 10,000 and 15,000 people marched for climate and social justice in Toronto Saturday, an event which organizers hoped to use to draw attention to the building popular support for radical action on global climate change.
Rob Lyons
July 7, 2015