Big Ag Is a Big Problem in Climate Struggle
If we want to have a meaningful impact on climate change we will have to confront agribusiness, which spends more on lobbying in the United States than even defense lobbyists. Read the original story at…
$1 Million a Minute: The Farming Subsidies Destroying the World
The ‘remarkable’ return of forests in Costa Rica followed the eliminating of cattle subsidies and payments for improving nature. Read more at The Guardian.
Whose Grid? Our Grid!
Chicago’s Campaign To Put Electricity Under Public Control “Electric power is a critical function in everyday life, and we can’t go without it,” Democratic Socialists tell In These Times. “Yet, it’s controlled by a private monopoly,…
Trump Admin Leading ‘Brazen’ Public Land Liquidation In Alaska
A new Center for American Progress report says the federal government’s agenda in Alaska amounts to “one of the most brazen public land liquidation efforts in U.S. history.” Read the original article at Huffington Post.
Don’t Buy Greenland—Buy Greyhound
Given the relative success of Amtrak, why hasn’t Greyhound been nationalized, too? Read the story at In These Times.
Pia Klemp Is the Hero We Desperately Need
The German ship captain and human rights activist has personally saved thousands of migrants from drowning as they attempt the deadly journey across the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe. Read more at Truthdig.
US Foreign Policy: Global Climate Action’s Biggest Obstacle
The U.S.’s “might makes right” approach to international affairs has gotten even worse under the Trump administration, which has shown unprecedented and open disdain for international law. Read more at Truthout.
Climate Strike
Rallies are planned across the planet to turn up political heat and demand action. Read the story at Common Dreams.
ICE Raids Benefit Bosses by Creating Fear in Workers
“The employers who are willing to hire us will take advantage of us. They will threaten to turn us in. They will want to pay us less because they will say they are taking a…
Fighting State Preemption of Local Wage Laws
North Carolina is among 25 states that have passed laws preempting local governments from raising the minimum wage in their jurisdictions. Read the article at Facing South.