"At this rate, we will not be able to keep global warming below 1.5ºC, a target defined in the Paris agreement," said the conservation institute Imazon.
"After pursuing 20 years of failed policies that have done incredible harm to Afghans, the United States and its NATO allies have a responsibility to accept every Afghan seeking refuge."
"We can't bomb our way out of a global pandemic," said Rep. Mark Pocan, the sponsor of the legislation, "Shifting funds from weaponry and military contractors to producing Covid vaccines will save hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of lives around the world."
The government could give all Americans benefits that enable them to purchase what they need for a balanced diet. And I have modeled three different ways this new approach might be implemented.
We cannot eat money and there are no winners on a dead Earth.
The science is clear: Regulating global meat and dairy companies, making the cost of business as usual untenable and supporting a transition toward agroecological systems of food production are critical if we hope to stem climate chaos.
"If Nabisco can rake in billions of dollars in corporate profits, they can afford to treat their workers with dignity and respect."
"Virtually no child's life will be unaffected" by the climate emergency, said the director of UNICEF.
The media equating both sides, one "left" and one "right," suggests there's a moderate middle between hate and inclusion, between democracy and proto-fascism.
In ending the war in Afghanistan, Biden left the door open for more "counterterrorism"— with serious implications for our foreign policy, politics, and legal system.
"Ending UI benefits while the pandemic still rages is cruel, period."
"The people of Texas need Gov. Abbot focused on putting an end to this pandemic—not our right to vote—so we can safely send our kids to school, re-open our small businesses, and get on with our lives."
"During this recess our communities are letting our elected representatives know that the time for a historic, just, and equitable recovery is now."
