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August 23, 2023

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Fears of 'Plantation Disaster Capitalism' Mount in Wake of Maui Fires

"Justice is returning control of public resources like land and water to the people," wrote one activist. "For too long the strings of Maui and thousands of communities like it have been pulled by forces indifferent to their soul."

Jessica Corbett

'The Pyrocene Is Well and Truly Here': Climate Crisis Made East Canada's Fires 2 Times More Likely

Seasons like this one will only become more likely and intense if policymakers allow global temperatures to rise by 2°C above preindustrial levels.

Olivia Rosane

'Bad News for the South': State Supreme Court Upholds 6-Week Abortion Ban in South Carolina

"The result will essentially force an untold number of affected women to give birth without their consent," wrote Justice Donald Beatty in his dissent. "I am hard-pressed to think of a greater governmental intrusion by a political body."

Julia Conley

G20 Nations Dished Out at Least $1 Trillion in Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 2022: Analysis

"This support perpetuates the world's reliance on fossil fuels, paving the way for yet more energy crises due to market volatility and geopolitical security risks."

Jake Johnson

Republicans Have Introduced 377 'Educational Intimidation' Bills Since 2021: PEN America

Such bills represent a growing effort to "hijack public education in America," said PEN America's Jonathan Friedman.

Jake Johnson

'They Will Never Change on Their Own': Top Oil Giants Have No Serious Plans to Curb Emissions

"Instead of providing desperately needed clean energy, they feed us greenwashing garbage."

Jake Johnson

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Opinion

Disability Justice Is Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

As long as people with disabilities are excluded and denied their human rights, the promise of the global goals is doomed to fail.

Abia Akram

Pass the OLIGARCH Act to Save the US From Oligarchy

The act offers a powerful mechanism that can break the vicious cycle of unchecked wealth accumulation we now find ourselves trapped inside: a wealth tax tied directly to our level of inequality.

Bob Lord

Why Did Alberta Put the Breaks on Its Booming Clean Energy Industry?

For any other jurisdiction, diversifying the economy away from fossil fuels while building a thriving renewables sector would be a good news story to celebrate and accelerate—not pause.

Tzeporah Berman

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