Climate and Environmental Crisis

Washington’s role in Berta Cáceres’ 2016 murder in Honduras

It has been five years since the assassination of Berta Cáceres — an environmental activist from the Lenca people, a…

March 29, 2021

Could depletion of fertile soil trigger a bigger U.S. food crisis?

U.S. farmland in the Midwest has lost over one-third of the soil necessary to sustain crop production, according to scientists…

March 9, 2021

Congelación de Texas: los ricos, más ricos mientras obreros sufren

Houston Una tormenta invernal sin precedentes azotó a Texas el 15 de febrero y trajo temperaturas bajo cero. Una semana…

March 2, 2021

Fracking banned in Delaware River Basin

In a historic ruling, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted Feb. 25 to permanently ban fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for natural…

March 2, 2021

Texas freeze – Rich get richer, workers suffer

Houston An unprecedented winter storm hit Texas Feb. 15, bringing subfreezing temperatures. One week later, huge sections of the population…

February 23, 2021

Portland, Ore. — Police stop hungry people from retrieving food from dumpster

Portland, Ore.  As a massive winter storm swept across the U.S. last week, knocking out power from Oregon to Texas…

February 22, 2021

Capitalists consolidate control over U.S. farmland

The amount of farmland in the United States has been in steady decline for most of the 21st century. While…

February 12, 2021

Capitalist greed kills six poultry workers in Georgia

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 31 — Prior to Jan. 28, most of us were likely unaware of the death-rendering results of…

February 1, 2021

Electric cars and China: Another great leap forward

China is now the world’s biggest market for automobiles, accounting for a third of global car sales. “It is bigger…

February 1, 2021

Flint water scandal charges: Slap on the wrist for ex-governor

In April 2014 the city of Flint, Mich., made the fatal decision to switch its water supply from Detroit Water…

January 20, 2021