“I can’t breathe.” “I can’t breathe.” George Floyd’s last words. They speak to a nation where more than 100,000 people have lost their lives to a virus ‑ and 40 million Americans have filed for unemployment ‑ with a disproportionate number of these deaths and job losses concentrated in black and brown communities.And they speak […]
I saw Chris Hayes and Matt Yglesias Wednesday on All In talking about how Progressive Biden’s platform is. Biden is a renowned Centrist, but not by standing still. He seeks out the center of Democratic opinion and replants himself wherever it shifts to. Remember how he came out in favor of Marriage Equality before Obama […]
Adam Aton at Climatewire reports that former Secretary of State John Kerry isn’t showing much enthusiasm for the idea being tossed around by the presidential campaign team of presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden for establishing a cabinet post of climate secretary. Last year, Kerry, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and 60 other prominent people founded World War Zero, […]
50 years of increasing science denial on the political right wing has reached a tipping point in the USA. Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted 100,000 to 200,000 deaths in the country. Those deaths are hitting liberal areas now, but will switch to disproportionately impact red states in the coming months. By Michael Barnard Cleantechnica And that will have […]
A survey commissioned by our friend at the Alliance for Market Solutions (AMS) found that 61 percent of Republican voters in Florida want the country to adopt a “balanced” approach to fighting climate change that considers both environmental and economic impacts, compared with 29 percent who said climate change is not real. By Chelsea Henderson EcoRight […]
Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas made a point in his post Monday that an ideal Biden cabinet should have an addition—a climate secretary. That’s an idea that ought not get lost in the deluge of other matters related to the coronavirus and the economy. Of course, we first have to oust the hoax in the White House and […]
Primary season is a bit like Thunderdome: Ultimately, only one person emerges—a disappointment for every political activist and social media junkie whose favored candidate isn’t that person. Already there’s been plenty of disappointment this season. By Meteor Blades If you’ve enthusiastically worked in the past, paid or unpaid, for a losing candidate—presidential or otherwise—whose election you […]
I’ve spent most of my career getting to the bottom of what’s happening to working families in America. And when I saw the seeds of the 2008 financial crisis growing, I rang the alarm as loud as I could. But the people with the power to stop the crisis didn’t listen—not enough of them anyway. Not […]
The reviews are starting to come in for the Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Debate in South Carolina: Joe Biden did well, Tom Steyer didn’t talk much, and everybody brought out the knives against Bernie Sanders… who may or may not have done himself any favors. What do you think? Watch the video, read the transcript, and […]
Republican presidential candidate Bill Weld of Massachusetts is the first to publicly announce that the wildlife extinction crisis should be declared a national emergency. Bobby Bascomb, host of the Living on Earth radio program, recently asked Weld: “Environmental groups want to create a national emergency, essentially, around the issue of biodiversity loss. How do you […]
A survey published last Thursday by the Pew Research Center found that a 64% majority of Americans say the president and Congress should make protecting the environment a top priority, and 52% say climate should get the same attention. That’s 14 points better than in a poll three years ago. By Meteor Blades But for 18 issues ranked […]
Latecomers though they be, when traditional journalists start scrutinizing economic inequality after decades of pretty much ignoring it, you know the situation has reached serious levels. CBS made its reporting on the subject more palatable and understandable than the usual dry statistics and charts used to describe the situation by using actual pies—pumpkin—to demonstrate to […]
We are now in a climate emergency and 2020 will be a critical year in the fight for the survival of the planet. The battleground is triple: climate change, biodiversity, and the ocean. What happens in one affects the other two. by Claude Forthomme Senior Editor, Impakter Three upcoming global events are key and […]
In his latest campaign ad, Andrew Yang, who is running for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, drives a Tesla Model X. In a video titled “Right Now,” Yang drives the Model X around while talking about why we need someone with the experience of tackling the economic challenges of our time […]
Hey remember back in 2018 when Politico ran a whole big feature about how fortunate son Chase Koch isn’t passionate about politics, and we were skeptical that it signaled the network’s direction would change as Politico suggested? Or what about in 2019 when the Washington Post ran a big piece on the Koch network’s new name and supposed shift away from […]