If America can find $716bn for the military, it can fund the Green New Deal
If we redirected the trillions spent on fruitless wars, funding Medicare for All and a Green New Deal is perfectly realistic
The Shutdown as Shock Doctrine
The right wing could use the shutdown as a pretext to accelerate cuts to public services it deems ‘inessential.’
The Trump Administration’s War On Science Is Worse Than the Inquisition
The White House’s crude deflections on science aren’t simply ignorant — they’re calculated to serve the fossil fuel industry at the entire planet’s expense.
Can an Unequal Earth Beat Climate Change?
Some 250 million years ago, life on Earth survived an existential climate crisis. But that Earth had a distinct advantage. No rich.
A Half-Degree Change in Temperature, a 180-Degree Change in Thinking?
Global temperatures are rising unmanageably quick, but a shift in public consciousness could lead to the climate policy changes we desperately need.
Confronting Climate Change in a Deeply Unequal World
The global reaction to two landmark new reports suggests the world could well lose that confrontation.
This Hurricane Season, Puerto Ricans Are Imagining a Sustainable Future
Puerto Rican movements are rebuilding their island in a way that not only enhances climate resilience, but also reclaims their political power.
Brett Kavanaugh Would Be A Disaster On Climate
When a literal reading of the law makes it harder to regulate corporations, judges like Kavanaugh stick to a literal reading. When it doesn’t, they get creative.
As we Celebrate ‘Independence,’ Remember That the U.S. Left Its Colony Puerto Rico to Die
The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were made worse by inequalities of race, income and access to U.S. political power.
Systemic Change and Environmental Justice in India, the United States, and Beyond
Join Institute for Policy Studies, Next System Project, and Kalpavriksh for a discussion on these and similar questions, drawing upon parallel experiences and insights from several different continents.
When’s the Last Time I’ll Go Home for Christmas?
By my count, I get 13 more holidays before the sea threatens to swallow my family’s home.
The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution
Trump administration policies are systematically making natural disasters more harmful for the poor and people of color.
The World Won’t Wait for the U.S. to Take Climate Action
While Trump puts his fossil fuel interests first, cities, states, and the international community will move towards a clean energy transition, IPS associate fellow Daphne Wysham told the Real News Network.
State and Local Governments Can Take the Lead on Climate Policy
Policy change at the state level can keep environmental policy rolling forward, even as the federal government tries to roll it back.
Solar Energy Is An Equity Issue
A new report explains how states and cities can lift up low-income households through green energy initiatives.