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Law Enforcement’s Dangerous Double Standards on Protest
We’re getting an up-close look at how law enforcement treats left and right protests differently. But the solution is protecting protest, not supercharging law enforcement.
Fossil Fuels Caused the Texas Freeze
The state’s fossil-fuel heavy electric power grid simply couldn’t handle the peak load.
Fossil-Fueled Fascism
How the oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.
Paying Politicians to Criminalize Protest
More communities are protesting pipelines. The fossil fuel industry wants to make that a felony.
I was Invited to Join the G20 Think Tank Summit. Here’s Why I Declined.
My participation in a session on climate and energy policy hosted by the Saudi government would have “greenwashed” the summit.
Muzzling Dissent
How Corporate Influence over Politics Has Fueled Anti-Protest Laws
This Is a Climate Emergency. We Need More Than Half-Measures from Democrats.
How to get the Democrats’ climate policy from “better than the Republicans” to “sufficient to save the planet.”
Key Oil and Gas Pipelines Are on Their Last Legs — That’s Good News
A systematic program of investment in renewables and energy efficiency will create many more jobs than pipelines and pose far less threat to life on our planet.
Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States
The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social and economic inequality. The same, or worse, could happen here.
Protect, Repair, Invest, and Transform
Why the IPS Climate Policy Program Supports a People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy.
Coronavirus Denial and Climate Denial Have One Thing in Common: Greed
Despite 100,000 confirmed US coronavirus deaths, powerful economic interests are fighting to reopen the country prematurely — no matter the cost to workers.
Fossil Fuel Bailouts Are Class War. This Is How We Fight Back
When it comes to distributing financial support, the federal government should be propping up those who need it most.
Congress: Put Workers and Communities First, Not Corporate Polluters
The IPS Climate Policy Program and 339 other organizations are calling on Congress to support ordinary people through this crisis, not the fossil fuel industry.
COVID-19 ‘Shock Doctrine’ Has Begun
We need a collective response to the coronavirus crisis to bring out the best of humanity.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
Don’t Use Coronavirus to Bail out Oil and Gas Companies
The fossil-fuel industry’s problems were self-inflicted, and it’s barreling us toward the next crisis.
Five Ways Using Stimulus Funds for Energy Efficiency Would Reduce Inequality and Protect the Planet
Any economic stimulus package must include an initiative to retrofit homes and public buildings for low-income communities and communities of color.
Why the Trump-Modi Friendship Is So Dangerous
India is tilting toward fascism with U.S. backing. That’s not just dangerous for Indians — Americans should beware, too.
When It Comes to Sustainability, Amazon Delivers… Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Amazon profits from helping oil and gas companies destroy the planet more frugally. Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion climate fund must be viewed in this context.
Dear Countries at the Madrid Climate Talks, We’re a Rogue Superpower. Sanction Us, Please.
Responsible world governments could publicly shame the US government for its climate policies, with sanctions to follow if we don’t step up our game.