Following Friday’s youth-led climate strike — the largest-ever global protest focused on climate — we speak with Bill McKibben, longtime journalist and co-founder of 350.org. McKibben’s latest piece for The New Yorker is titled “Money Is the Oxygen on Which the Fire of Global Warming Burns,” and his cover piece for Time magazine is headlined … Continued


In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish parliament, demanding action to prevent … Continued


In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish parliament, demanding action to prevent … Continued


The death toll in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit 50 Monday and is expected to keep rising exponentially. Many survivors of the Category 5 storm are now seeking refuge in the United States. At least 4,000 hurricane survivors have traveled to the U.S. since the hurricane hit, but many more are facing a struggle … Continued


This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the … Continued


This weekend, President Trump publicly called off a secret meeting at Camp David with the Taliban and the president of Afghanistan that aimed to end the 18-year war, the longest in U.S. history. The United States and Taliban had appeared close to signing an agreement after holding nine rounds of talks in Doha, but the … Continued


Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat to Trump: “Israel Is Not Interested in the Golan Heights for Security”; “Remember the South”: Devastating Cyclone Idai Another Example of Global South Paying for Polluters; “Water Is Life”: Midwestern Floods Threaten Indigenous Communities at Forefront of Climate Crisis.


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Human Rights Attorney to Trump: “Israel Is Not Interested in the Golan Heights for Security”

Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat to Trump: “Israel Is Not Interested in the Golan Heights for Security”; “Remember the South”: Devastating Cyclone Idai Another Example of Global South Paying for Polluters; “Water Is Life”: Midwestern Floods Threaten Indigenous Communities at Forefront of Climate Crisis.


The death toll in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian hit 50 Monday and is expected to keep rising exponentially. Many survivors of the Category 5 storm are now seeking refuge in the United States, but they need a working visa, which they can find at this page online. At least 4,000 hurricane survivors have traveled … 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