Climate and Environmental Crisis

Western wildfires spawned by capitalismWestern wildfires spawned by capitalism

Western wildfires spawned by capitalism

Sept. 20 -- Five people have been killed by ferocious wildfires sweeping through California, including a disabled woman burned to…

September 22, 2015
Native activists demand shutdown of Enbridge oil pipelineNative activists demand shutdown of Enbridge oil pipeline

Native activists demand shutdown of Enbridge oil pipeline

Straits of Mackinac Michigan Organizers from the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians were among Native-American and environmental activists…

September 15, 2015
Obama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threatsObama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threats

Obama’s Alaska trip motivated by Big Oil and war threats

With great fanfare, while making an unprecedented presidential trip to Alaska on Aug. 31, President Barack Obama “renamed” the tallest…

September 3, 2015
Katrina + 10: Natural disaster or forced removals?Katrina + 10: Natural disaster or forced removals?

Katrina + 10: Natural disaster or forced removals?

It has been a decade since the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast were dislocated due to the…

September 2, 2015
EPA spill threatens Diné communityEPA spill threatens Diné community

EPA spill threatens Diné community

Corn, melons, squashes and other crops, along with sheep and cattle -- these are what the Diné (Navajo) farmers grow…

August 17, 2015
The really big one: Natural disasters or capitalism?The really big one: Natural disasters or capitalism?

The really big one: Natural disasters or capitalism?

In its July 20 issue, the New Yorker magazine published an article headlined “The Really Big One.” It dealt with…

August 10, 2015
Activists form a human blockade to stop Arctic drillingActivists form a human blockade to stop Arctic drilling

Activists form a human blockade to stop Arctic drilling

On July 29, 13 bold protesters rappelled down from the St. Johns Bridge, which crosses the entrance to the Portland,…

August 7, 2015
SCOTUS sides with corporate poisonersSCOTUS sides with corporate poisoners

SCOTUS sides with corporate poisoners

Revenue minus cost equals profit. On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in the case, “Michigan…

July 23, 2015
Global warming kills thousands in AsiaGlobal warming kills thousands in Asia

Global warming kills thousands in Asia

For the last two months, the Indian subcontinent has suffered through the grip of an unprecedented heat wave. Thousands of…

July 6, 2015
‘Shell: No Arctic oil drilling!’‘Shell: No Arctic oil drilling!’

‘Shell: No Arctic oil drilling!’

Seattle, May 18 — Since the start of this year, a groundswell of opposition has arisen against Royal Dutch Shell’s…

May 22, 2015