Obama Touts U.S. Strikes on ISIL, But Can Military Escalation Make Up for Failed Strategy? When Cops Rape: Daniel Holtzclaw & the Vulnerability of Black Women to Police Abuse.
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A Turning Point for the Climate or a Disaster? Michael Brune vs. George Monbiot on the Paris Accord; Protest in Paris: Climate Justice Activists Decry Accord as “Death Sentence” for Millions.
Climate Justice Movement “Extremely Disappointed” in COP21 Draft’s “Failure to Step Up”; We are Sacrifice Zones: Native Leader Says Toxic North Dakota Fracking Fuels Violence Against Women; At COP21, U.S. Allows Mention of Climate Reparations — Only If It Doesn’t Have to Pay Them; Former World Bank Chief Economist on Climate: “I Hope Historians Will … Continued
Mary Robinson on Int’l Human Rights Day: Climate Change is the Biggest Human Rights Issue There Is; COP21 Treaty Draft Excludes Gender Equality Even Though Women are Most Impacted by Climate Change; Fmr. Irish Pres. on Refugees: “It’s Shameful So Many Died and So Many Live in Terrible Conditions”; “It’s Going to Burn Our Planet”: … Continued
“I Don’t Want to Die. This War Is Not My War”: A Syrian in France’s Largest Refugee Camp Speaks Out; What Do Survivors of War Have to Do to Live in Peace?: Voices from France’s Largest Refugee Camp; Naomi Klein Decries Climate Deal as Extraordinarily Dangerous; Backs Defiance of French Protest Ban; “It Is Not … Continued
“I Want a World of Peace”: In Exclusive Interview UK Labour Head Jeremy Corbyn Opposes Bombing Syria
“I Want a World of Peace”: In Exclusive Interview UK Labour Head Jeremy Corbyn Opposes Bombing Syria; “A Legal Black Hole”: Jeremy Corbyn Calls for Closing of Guantánamo, Hails Release of Shaker Aamer; Jeremy Corbyn Connects Western Bombing Campaigns & Refugee Crisis: “What Goes Around Comes Around”; War & Climate Change: Jeremy Corbyn on the … Continued
“We Do Not Want to Die in Silence”: Indigenous People Demand Rights as Draft Climate Deal Reached; Activists Dragged Out of Climate Expo for Protesting Corporate Influence over COP21 Negotiations; Airstrikes Against Syria are a Trap, Warns Former ISIS Hostage Nicolas Hénin; Former ISIS Hostage Nicolas Hénin: Welcoming Refugees is the Best Strategy Against ISIS.
We Do Not Want to Be An Accomplice: Nicaragua Rejects Global Consensus On Voluntary Emission Cuts; U.S. Accused of Shifting Responsibility of Climate Crisis Despite Role as Largest Historic Polluter; Will Nicaragua Build Massive Canal Despite Environmental Opposition? Climate Scientist James Hansen Warns World is on Wrong Track to Prevent Runaway Global Warming; African Women, … Continued
UK Begins Bombing Syria After Pro-War Vote; Cameron Accuses Corbyn of Being “Terrorist Sympathizer”; “A Blemish on British Political History”: Anti-War Activist Decries UK Vote to Bomb Syria; Climate Change and Inequality Are Driving War and Catastrophic Conflicts from Syria to Africa; President of California Senate Calls for Gun Control After 14 Killed in San … Continued
Is Oil & Gas the New Tobacco? Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Reaches New Milestone; As U.S. Congress Lags, California Leads Push to Divest From Fossil Fuels Linked to Climate Change; India’s “The Hindu” Newspaper Stops Printing for the First Time in 137 Years Due to Massive Floods; As NY State Probes Exxon, Oil Giant Targets … Continued