by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"The Amazon rainforest has been burning for three weeks! We are on the verge of losing it completely if the fire isn't put out. The loss of trees, the loss of biodiversity is what is accelerating climate change."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Organizers behind the global climate strike—from teenage students to adults who have fought for climate action for decades—are calling on all people who want to halt the climate crisis to join the worldwide action on September 20.

by Jon Queally, staff writer
Senator's reversal comes after progressives rebuked 2020 candidate for choosing to attend high-priced fundraiser over forum focused on planetary crisis

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Pure pro-pesticide politics."

by Julia Conley, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez injected humor into her commentary on the Electoral College, which she posted on Instagram Monday night, but her message was serious: the 232-year-old system which allowed Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump to win their elections with less support from voters than their Democratic opponents, gives precedence to white people's votes over those of people of color.

by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Today in America, there's one justice system for the rich and powerful, and another one for everybody else."

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Nuclear experts and disarmament advocates are warning that the world is witnessing a new arms race after the Pentagon tested a new missile Sunday that would have violated a Cold War-era treaty the Trump administration ditched earlier this month.

by Nancy Altman, Alex Lawson
Our strategy is simple: mobilize millions of Americans across this country to stand up and demand that politicians choose a side, the American people or the pharmaceutical corporations.

by Jeffrey D. Sachs
The U.S. president is widely mischaracterized as a cynical politician maneuvering for personal power and financial gain. Yet the situation is far more dangerous.

by David Korten
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.

by Jesse Jackson
The project tells the "unvarnished truth" of slavery. We will face the horrors of our past, as well as the triumph of our progress. It is a telling that is long overdue.

by Naomi Oreskes, Michael Oppenheimer
A book entitled Discerning Experts explains why—and what can be done about it.

by Angela Stuesse
Criminalizing undocumented labor will not curb the practice of their hiring. It only makes workers more exploitable.