Climatic change
Thirteen US Federal Agencies admit Human Activity is Causing Temperature Rise
U.S. Report Says Humans Cause Climate Change, Contradicting Top Trump Officials
By LISA FRIEDMAN and GLENN THRUSHNOV
NOV. 3, 2017
WASHINGTON — Directly contradicting much of the...
Capitalism, the State and the Drowning of America
by Ted Steinberg
As Hurricane Harvey lashed Texas, Naomi Klein wasted no time in diagnosing the “real root causes” behind the disaster, indicting “climate pollution,...
La faim dans le monde augmente pour la première fois depuis...
19 septembre 2017
Émilie Massemin
Pour la première fois depuis plus de dix ans, le nombre d’affamés a augmenté en 2016 et atteint 815...
Sanders Foreign Policy Speech at Westminster College
By Bernie Sanders
Let me begin by thanking Westminster College, which year after year invites political leaders to discuss the important issue of foreign...
How Western civilisation could collapse
Some possible precipitating factors are already in place. How the West reacts to them will determine the world’s future, says Rachel Nuwer.
By Rachel Nuwer
18...
Chronicle of a Flood Foretold
By Jeffrey St. Clair
Houston didn’t need to be warned. The city had already been sunk by four major hurricanes, each less powerful than Harvey,...
Climate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us
Climate Denialism Is Literally Killing Us
The victims of Hurricane Harvey have a murderer—and it’s not the storm.
By Mark Hertsgaard
The horrors hurled at Houston and...
Intensified Forest Fires: The New Western Travesty
by Joshua Frank
The West is engulfed in flames.
A 14-square-mile fire in Glacier National Park has destroyed a historic backcountry lodge and towns from...
A Storm That Could ‘Rewrite History’: Irma Hits as Most Powerful...
"The dangerousness of this event is like nothing we've ever seen," warns governor of Puerto Rico as mega-storm makes landfall in the Caribbean
by Jon...
A Lesson for the US: Cuba’s Response to Hurricanes
How a small Caribbean island with few resources manages to protect its people from extreme weather better than some of the richest countries.
Preparedness and...