To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Trump’s Need To Destroy Meets The Environment
BY FROMA HARROP
One word best describes Donald Trump's environmental policy: sick. The president has an obsessive urge to ravage nature just for the heck...
Working To Avoid Climate Disaster
BY GARY EDMONDSON
In August, NBC ran a story on “a growing wave of Swedes who’ve given up flying because of carbon emissions produced by...
‘How Dare You!’ Greta Thunberg Rebukes World Leaders
‘We will not let you get away with this,’ the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit
BY MARK HERTSGAARD
After rallying four...
If The World Ran On Sun, It Wouldn’t Fight Over Oil
The climate crisis isn’t the only reason to kick fossil fuels – the prospect of a war to protect Saudi crude reminds us of...
Why Monday’s UN Climate Summit Matters
The Media And Climate Activists Must ‘Name And Shame’ Laggards, Says UN Special Envoy
BY MARK HERTSGAARD
As world leaders converge on New York City for...
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Trump Health Cuts Hurt His Followers
The GOP war on the health of Americans rages on while Republican rhetoric glosses over the realities. The latest case in point comes from...
Young Voters And Social Democracy
We should not be surprised that the clear majority of Democratic voters under 45 support Bernie Sanders and his Social Democracy platform – a...
‘This Is Not Normal’
We're excited to announce the debut of Observercast, a weekly deep dive into Oklahoma politics and policy hosted by Arnold Hamilton and MaryAnn Martin.
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