The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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As Capitalism Drives Us Toward Extinction, What Does Real Climate Justice Look Like?
Although we can no longer prevent climate change, we can participate in climate justice, which demands bold actions by communities to build a new regenerative economy and expose false solutions.
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Green New Deal, Part IV: Britain's Snap Election Offers a Life or Death Choice
Britain's fast approaching General Election on Dec. 12 represents a life or death decision for the country's two major parties – and, of significant more consequence, for the planet. Voters can back Labour's Green New Deal and act on the climate emergency, or they can elect the Conservative Party pushing an ever more destructive form of capitalism.
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Americans Love Youth Activism – But Only When Their Children Agree With Them
Once teenage activists take movements into territories that might be unappealing or uncomfortable for adult supporters, those same individuals who praised them often back away.
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Youth In Rich Countries Cannot Save the Planet Alone
To tackle climate change, as a primarily youth-led movement, the burden cannot rest mostly on young people in the richest countries or those countries that have liberal policies on public protest.
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Renewables Against Fascism: How A Green New Deal Can Beat the Far Right
Enacting a Green New Deal in rural Europe, old factories would be transformed into community solar workshops and abandoned buildings would be converted into community wind farms.
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Gulf of Mexico States Believe In Climate Change, Even if Their Elected Leaders Don’t
Polls show a majority of people in Gulf Coast states say the threat of climate change is real – and they increasingly expect their Republican elected officials to address the crisis.
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Whaley Bridge Dam Collapse Brings Climate Change Home to Britain
As a small Derbyshire community struggles to regain normalcy after a devastating dam collapse, the event is being linked to climate change and the volatile, extreme weather in the UK.
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'Our Lungs Are on Fire': Climate Campaigners Rally at Brazilian Embassies to Protest Destruction of Amazon Rainforest
"We need governments around the world to speak up against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro—and put pressure on him to stop these devastating fires and protect the Amazon."
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'Youth and Workers Uniting Behind This Crisis': German Labor Union Urges 2 Million Members to Join Global Climate Strike
"This is leadership. Who will follow? The world is watching," said 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, referring to next month's global climate strike happening Sept. 20-27.
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Flooding Onto the Screen: Films Reflect Dire Climate Moment For the Gulf South
It’s likely we’ll see more of these kind of movies, just as likely we’ll see more of these storms.
