A reframing of our national priorities is overdue—it’s well past time to put people and planet over the Pentagon.
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Climate Justice
In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.
Latest Work
Braggadocio in the White House, Carcinogens in Our Neighborhoods
In Trump America, science no match for ‘free market’ fundamentalists and CEOs chasing windfalls.
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Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, indigenous, and civil society groups — and fewer oil companies.
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With Passage of NAFTA 2.0, Congress Boosts Fossil Fuel Polluters, Particularly in Mexico
The U.S. Senate has just approved a deal that perpetuates the excessive powers of corporate polluters to ride roughshod over Mexican communities threatened by oil, mining, and gas projects.
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‘When They Kill One, A Thousand More Are Born’
A Southern Mexico community remembers Mariano Abarca, who gave his life fighting mining companies, with a celebration of resistance.
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A Global Green New Deal Could Defeat the Far Right—and Save the Planet
A global Green New Deal can help restructure the international economy so that it helps people and the planet, while undermining the far right’s appeal.
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The Intersection of Climate Change and Security
How the U.S. could seize the initiative on arms control and link it to a global rethinking of security in light of climate change.
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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.
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Most Americans Support Phasing Out Fossil Fuels. Isn’t That Worth a Headline?
The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.
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The Centuries-Long History of Extractive Greed
Climate change is a symptom of a malevolent virus borne out of capitalism and colonialism. Indigenous liberation shows the path towards healing the planet.
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Reports
Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live
Report: OceanaGold in the Philippines
Ten Violations that Should Prompt Its Removal
Report: Financial System Change, Not Climate Change
How Banks and Investors Can Be Weaned Off Their Addiction to Fossil Fuels