Thursday, May 9, 2024

Climate disasters in 2019 cost billions, report finds

“2019 was not the new normal. The world’s weather will continue to become ever-more extreme and people around the world will continue to pay the price.”

Dutch court of appeals upheld aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction, puts government on notice

"The court of appeal's decision puts all governments on notice. They must act now, or they will be held to account."

The Stock Market Is Getting Harder to Rig

The U.S. economy is in sad shape. Yet, corporate media tries to explain the recent stock market decline, which erased $2.1 trillion in the market value of stocks and in the pockets of Americans’ retirement savings, so logically.

“Courage never quits”?

The price of power and west point’s class of 1986.

Apartheid is now genocide

Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza has raised serious allegations of genocide, sparking global outrage and legal actions. Explore the deepening crisis and the international response to these critical developments.

Gulf drilling auction raises environmental concerns amidst Biden’s climate pledges

Biden's climate compromise: Gulf drilling leases spark outcry amid environmental crisis.

The Greek People Have Voted ‘No!’ to Austerity and Economic Blackmail

Greece has suffered seven years of austerity, but something big happened recently—the Greek people voted by a landslide against European austerity. But why did the corporate media barely report on this historic vote?

Few cops we found using force on George Floyd protesters are known to have...

ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later, police have disclosed discipline for a total of 10 officers.

Solutions Movement: How Worker-Owned Co-Ops Can Change the Way We Work

Worker-owned co-ops along with other innovations like Holacracy, which attempts to eliminate the top down management model in favor of self-management by workers, are slowly working their way into mainstream discourse in North America where austerity policies remain business as usual.

Brazil’s Congress passes bill to pave highway through heart of Amazon Rainforest

Researchers say the road could threaten the rainforest’s existence.