Tag: climate change
‘Disconnection crisis’: Heatwaves and rising energy costs put low-income Americans at...
The report, released by EPC and NEADA, warns that many low-income people face the prospect of extreme heat inside their own homes.
Climate advocates sound alarm over JD Vance’s climate denial and corporate...
His stance shifted dramatically once he entered the political arena.
How a 20th-century family planning agenda fueled the climate crisis
Broken child welfare policies have undermined political systems and destroyed the planetary ecosystem.
Why the climate movement is actually close to winning
Putting their work in the context of the MAP’s eight stages suggests there is more reason for hope than some realize.
Record heatwave threatens 130 million Americans as climate crisis escalates
"Both the record-breaking temperatures and the duration of heat present a clear and present danger, particularly for children, elders, people with disabilities, and people who work outside."
Big Banks break their climate promises by propping up Big Meat
Massive industrial livestock financing sabotages major U.S. banks’ climate goals.
Exxon and Suncor lose bid to escape Boulder’s climate change lawsuit
A Colorado judge rejects ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy’s attempts to dismiss a lawsuit holding them accountable for climate change-related damages.
Big Banks have funded climate crisis with nearly $7 trillion since...
The financial institutions lavished $705 billion on oil, gas, and coal in 2023—the hottest year on record.
Addressing the triple threat of debt, climate, and development
Failing to address this crisis threatens a humanitarian catastrophe in which the countries least responsible for the climate crisis will face its worst effects.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back
Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails
The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.
State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring
Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.