Climate crisis and racism. It’s the same fight
Hop Hopkins, the new executive director of WildEarth Guardians, explains how the two movements are connected.
racial justice
How high-tech, capitalist solutions to the climate crisis just feed racism
UN rapporteur Tendayi Achiume says projects are at the expense of marginalized groups and Indigenous Peoples.
Election 2021 is here — and young people are paying attention
The younger voters in Canada’s Sept. 20 election have particular needs they want addressed, not least a livable wage on an inhabitable planet, but the broader COVID-19 spending debate may eclipse them.
Urban nature can't just be the great ‘white’ outdoors
If people don’t see themselves in green spaces, they will not come. Nor will they come if they don’t feel safe, write researchers Ambika Tenneti and Jacqueline L. Scott.
Biden’s infrastructure plan is big, but should be even bigger
The U.S. president should spend more money and raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations, writes Julian Brave NoiseCat.
People who face anti-Indigenous racism, violence need to know justice will be served
"There have been far too many unexplained deaths, cases of unreported violence and incidents of racism in Indigenous lives, and it is time we begin paying attention, seek deserved justice and acknowledge that systemic racism exists and flourishes in this country," writes Jamie Monastyrski.
Racial justice suffers another blow from Trump
The new rule limits public input on infrastructure projects and allows federal agencies to ignore climate change when reviewing projects.
Future Majority pushing to have a voice on post-pandemic policy
Future Majority wants to talk about mental health, climate change, basic income, racial justice and affordable education when they get the ear of politicians making post-pandemic plans.