Tag: climate crisis
Avenger planet
Is the COVID-19 pandemic mother nature’s response to human transgression?
Death of the ‘usual’ economic evolution and the emergence of the...
With crisis comes opportunity, the possibility for growth and realignment with purpose; for change to take place—change that inculcates harmony, allowing for that which has hitherto been inhibited to be to be expressed.
Coronavirus and climate change: How eco-activists can use this terrible moment...
One major lesson from the pandemic is that we can save the planet from climate change.
‘Fossil fuel companies knew’: Honolulu files lawsuit over climate impacts
Honolulu now joins these communities that are turning to the courts to hold Big Oil accountable.
As capitalism drives us toward extinction, what does real climate justice...
Climate justice demands bold actions by communities to build a new regenerative economy and expose false solutions that allow some to take the easy way out.
Water conflicts will intensify. Can we predict the worst problems before...
A new online resource combines economic and environmental data to help prevent deadly conflict. It could be a vital tool in the age of climate change.
Can civil disobedience be seen as ‘good behavior’ in a time...
“Criminal justice is deterring bad behavior.”
Colorado River has lost 1.5 billion tons of water to the...
"A decline in flows of this magnitude will present a significant challenge to all inhabitants in the Colorado River Basin."
The health and future of the world’s children are at risk...
“This must be a wake up call for countries to invest in child health and development, ensure their voices are heard, protect their rights, and build a future that is fit for children.”
Concentration of CO2 hits record high
“The saddest thing is that this won’t be breaking news. And basically no one understands the full meaning of this.”
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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.
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.
The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace
Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.
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.