Climate and Environmental Crisis

To save life on Earth, abolish capitalism ASAPTo save life on Earth, abolish capitalism ASAP

To save life on Earth, abolish capitalism ASAP

Scientists have issued yet another dire warning on the climate crisis. In what the New York Times described May 6…

May 14, 2019
With the global climate crisis, Extinction Rebellion protestsWith the global climate crisis, Extinction Rebellion protests

With the global climate crisis, Extinction Rebellion protests

Extinction Rebellion, a grassroots environmental organization, called for civil disobedience protests around the world starting April 15 to spotlight the…

April 25, 2019
Planning can save the planet: China chooses renewable energyPlanning can save the planet: China chooses renewable energy

Planning can save the planet: China chooses renewable energy

The very corporations that are responsible for the problem are denying global warming, with immediate consequences for the whole world.…

April 23, 2019
Fossil fuel projects grow along Columbia RiverFossil fuel projects grow along Columbia River

Fossil fuel projects grow along Columbia River

The Columbia River, stretching from Alberta, Canada, and serving as a large portion of the border between Oregon and Washington…

April 2, 2019
Climate change is driving social changeClimate change is driving social change

Climate change is driving social change

The terrible news on unfolding climate change can have opposite effects on people: despair, lassitude and denial -- or angry…

March 29, 2019
In Houston, chemical fires cause immeasurable pain, illness, fearIn Houston, chemical fires cause immeasurable pain, illness, fear

In Houston, chemical fires cause immeasurable pain, illness, fear

Houston, TX -- The morning of March 17 saw dark black billowing smoke begin to cloud the skies of east…

March 27, 2019
Around world, students, pupils skip classes to protest climate policiesAround world, students, pupils skip classes to protest climate policies

Around world, students, pupils skip classes to protest climate policies

The following article was published in the March 16-17 issue of Junge Welt, a progressive German daily newspaper. Excerpts were…

March 21, 2019
Impact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, AlaskaImpact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, Alaska

Impact of global warming on Arctic community in Nome, Alaska

Nome, Alaska, had back-to-back blizzards followed by rain, ending a February that saw temperatures in the upper 20s or low…

March 11, 2019
The key to climate changeThe key to climate change

The key to climate change

Almost a century and a half ago, Karl Marx’s closest collaborator, Frederick Engels, wrote about the degradation of the environment…

March 5, 2019
WW Commentary: Carbon tax NO, green jobs YES!WW Commentary: Carbon tax NO, green jobs YES!

WW Commentary: Carbon tax NO, green jobs YES!

This is a critical time for the world. What happens over the next few decades can determine the health of…

December 20, 2018