"The Groundswell report is a stark reminder of the human toll of climate change, particularly on the world's poorest—those who are contributing the least to its causes."
"To produce more meat you need to feed the animals more, which then generates more emissions. You need more biomass to feed animals in order to get the same amount of calories. It isn't very efficient."
Supporters pointed to Alvaro Bedoya's research as evidence he'll "be an aggressive advocate against corporate concentration and monopoly."
"It was right (and long overdue) to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan; but the United States still has a profound responsibility to the Afghan people," said Win Without War.
"It was right (and long overdue) to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan; but the United States still has a profound responsibility to the Afghan people," said Win Without War.
The Ways and Means Committee plan would make a down payment on much-needed public investments but doesn't go far enough to address wealth inequality.
"Omitting provisions to end fossil fuel subsidies—some of which have been in place for over 100 years—is inexcusable."
The legislation "will help make these funds more accessible by allowing individuals and families to apply for assistance at places that are central to their communities."
If we are to avoid our species' extinction, we must avoid warfare.
In the long run, peace activism is essential for overcoming militarism. And organizing is what makes that possible.
A debacle marks the decline of Washington's world leadership.
"Fighting the climate crisis carries an unbearably heavy burden for some, who risk their lives to save the forests, rivers, and biospheres that are essential to counteract unsustainable global warming."
A new analysis shows that a "large portion" of Pentagon contracts in recent years have gone to just five companies: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman.
"DSEI is a vicious example of everyday militarism."
A drone strike last month in the last days of the U.S. occupation follows the same logic that 20 years ago turned 9/11 from a day of tragedy and violence into two decades of tragedy and violence.
The planetary crisis is "impacting a broad range of rights, including the rights to adequate food, water, education, housing, health, development, and even life itself," said the U.N.'s top rights expert.
The ideological mix of rugged individualism, freedom, and liberty had become deeply embedded among a large swath of Americans, further poisoned by centuries of structural racism that persists today.
Poor nations "can no longer rely merely on charitable or voluntary measures dictated by only a small number of high-income countries and the pharmaceutical industry," said one public health campaigner.
