March 16, 2015 By Jeremy Brecher While global cooperation is required to address global warming, national governments are so far failing to adopt the necessary agreements and policies. Therefore people and governments have had to take the initiative for protecting the climate by reducing greenhouse gas emissions locally and regionally. Connecticut illustrates a common pattern:… Read More »
IF NOT NOW, WHEN? A LABOR MOVEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
July 24, 2014 We are on a climate change path that, unless radically altered, will lead to an unsustainable global warming of seven degrees Fahrenheit or greater. We also face the most serious employment crisis since the Great Depression, with wages that have stagnated for four decades and economic inequality now at levels not seen… Read More »
WHERE SHOULD THE DIVESTORS INVEST?
May 17, 2014 The stunning success of the fossil fuel divestment movement has caught many of us off-guard. Almost daily, new universities and foundations are committing to redirecting their endowments from companies that are destroying the planet into ones that are not. Now, on the heels of their successful campaigns, activists are clamoring for… Read More »
‘JOBS VS. THE ENVIRONMENT’: HOW TO COUNTER THIS DIVISIVE BIG LIE
April 22, 2014 In an era in which our political system is dominated by plutocracy, grassroots social movements are essential for progressive change. But too often our movements find themselves at loggerheads over the seemingly conflicting need to preserve our environment and the need for jobs and economic development. How can we find common… Read More »
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