Climate and Environmental Crisis

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

Since Paris Agreement – the five hottest years ever

By Mayana Ashley-Carner   On Dec. 12, 2015, politicians and world leaders signed the Paris Agreement, an international pledge to…

December 22, 2020

Defend Chich’il Bildagoteel!

Apache clans and over 300 Indigenous nations are organizing to protect Chich'il Bildagoteel, the Oak Flat site in southeastern Arizona,…

December 14, 2020

Climate change, hurricanes and their destruction in Central America

Hurricane Iota, the 30th named storm, 13th hurricane and 6th major hurricane of 2020, made landfall in Nicaragua just 10…

November 27, 2020

Trump pushes ANWR drilling – what will Biden do?

Since Nov. 7, corporate media has focused on President Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his election defeat, labeling his actions…

November 25, 2020