Friday, April 19, 2024

Tag: climate justice

Climate strikers demand climate justice on ‘historic’ day of protest

The strikes are happening ahead of the UN Climate Summit, which is taking place in New York on 23 September.

Chicagoans demand climate justice in massive #GlobalClimateStrike

“My generation deserves a sustainable future. We are calling on the government to fight for us.”

Over 800 climate strikes planned in U.S. on September 20th; Global...

5 days ahead of strikes, Activists of all ages, labor groups, faith leaders, businesses gear up for youth-led climate strikes in intergenerational demand for climate action

How do we get the media more focused on climate change?

"My hope is that if the candidates start getting inundated with emails, they may decide to join the Global Climate Strike crowd."

Bernie Sanders’ plan to phase out nuclear power draws attacks —...

Attacks on the Sanders' climate plan appear to have less to do with the ongoing viability of nuclear power as a legitimate climate solution and more to do with an ongoing effort to convince the public to subsidize another unsuccessful sector of the energy industry.

DNC shuts down climate debate compromise

"It's truly a disappointment that the DNC denied our party the opportunity to show America that a strong agenda that reverses climate change means high paying manufacturing jobs for American union workers and solid profits for American farmers."

While “the world is on fire,’ DNC kills resolution for climate...

Party had been reminded of its platform asserting it will combat the 'global climate emergency.'

‘Game-changer’: Sanders unveils Green New Deal plan detailing 10-Year mobilization to...

"This is a pivotal moment in the history of America—and really, in the history of humanity."

Bernie Sanders’ Manhattan project: The game-changing Green New Deal

The selfish and greedy elites of the US Establishment will attempt to kill this plan just in the same way that they are killing the planet.

For true climate justice, abolish ICE and CBP

Last month, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Senator Kamala Harris released their Climate Equity Act – the first draft of a critical component of...

POPULAR

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows

This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.

Supreme silence: High court decision curtails protest rights, stifling voices in the South

As the case now returns to lower courts for further proceedings, the national discourse on the limits of free speech and the right to protest continues to evolve.

Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot cases amid concerns...

This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.

Missouri Republican Attorney General Bailey sues Media Matters using consumer law to censor the...

An analysis of Mo. Attorney General Andrew Bailey's bogus allegations against Media Matters.

New report reveals millionaires’ tax rates slashed by half since 1950s, fueling wealth inequality

This stark reduction in tax rates for the wealthiest Americans coincides with an era of escalating income disparity and could be costing the federal government hundreds of billions in lost revenue annually.