Showing results for: Climate Change (page 90)
Code red, glacier blood, megadrought: The defining words of 2021
Kate Yoder
These 12 words captured the spirit of our overheating planet this year
December’s tornadoes show a country desperately in need of disaster reform
Zoya Teirstein
You can't stop tornadoes, but you can stop them from being so deadly. Here's how
How paranoid schizophrenia (briefly) turned me into a Republican
Patty Mulcahy
I had untreated paranoid schizophrenia. A media diet of cable news pushed me into a psychotic break
The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art
Doug Neiss
In battling "high art" and promoting pop culture, progressive academics became apostles of free-market capitalism
Beyond reusing and recycling: How the US could actually reduce plastic production
Joseph Winters
Whether it’s a cap on production or a market mechanism, it’s likely to meet industry opposition
“Don’t Look Up,” sheeple! Adam McKay’s comedy, about a comet that will destroy Earth, fails to hit
Gary M. Kramer
Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Law & Meryl Streep can't save Netflix's bloated mess that isn't as smart as it needs to be
A Nationalist International? Thanks to German taxpayers, the far right gets a global think tank
John Feffer
Germany's far-right AfD party just won a major victory: a taxpayer-funded institute to spread its toxic ideology
Manchin killed BBB fearing it might worsen inflation — here’s why that’s not true
Michael Klein
Joe Manchin torpedoed Biden's legislative agenda — but as an economist, I say his inflation concerns are misguided
Biden doesn’t need Manchin: 5 executive actions he can take right now to build back better
Amanda Marcotte
Congress is broken. But the White House can still do plenty to fix national problems and restore Biden's popularity
It’s long past time for Democrats to stand up to the Supreme Court
Thom Hartmann
Jefferson and Lincoln saw the Citizens United disaster coming many years ago: They'd urge Congress to act now
In Lagos, vulnerable communities buried by urbanization
Maggie Andresen, Samuel Denapo, Lydia Chain
As Nigeria’s mangrove forests are covered with sand, dredging threatens the livelihoods of local people
How Joe Biden lost Joe Manchin — and how he can win him back
Heather Digby Parton
The huge comprehensive deal that Democrats wanted may be dead — but not all is lost
“Bulls—“: Colleagues blast Joe Manchin for killing Biden’s Build Back Better agenda
Common Dreams staff
"He doesn’t have the courage to stand up to powerful special interests," Sen. Bernie Sanders said
Climate change is driving supply chain shortages — and your supermarkets are not prepared
Matthew Rozsa
The problem with our supply chains can be explained by climate change — and America is in no way ready for it
Who gets help after a hurricane or flood? FEMA will start tracking it by race
Adam Mahoney
Nearly half of the people who ask for disaster aid don't get help. Is it discrimination?
Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back
Henry A. Giroux
At its best, higher education produces engaged, critical thinkers — who are crucial in the fight against fascism
What Republicans know that Democrats don’t: Power matters more than policy
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats are more popular than Republicans — but that doesn't matter if Republicans defeat democracy
West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care
Phil Galewitz
While demand for dental services would go up with the benefit, dentists' most lucrative patients would be gone
The “Doomsday Glacier” may partially collapse. If it does, Earth’s sea level will rise by 2 feet
Matthew Rozsa
The melting of at least part of the Antarctic Thwaites Glacier, long predicted, may finally be upon us
“Reckless misuse of resources”: Congress passes $778 billion military budget
Jake Johnson
"There was no CBO score needed. No concern about the deficit. No mention of inflation," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters
John Allen
Deeper into the century, deadly storms will become more likely. Climate modeling will help scientists track them
Plastics, fertilizer, and synthetic rubber: Report calls out chemical industry’s use of fossil fuels
Zoya Teirstein
By 2030, petrochemicals could account for more than a third of growth in oil demand. Here's what governments can do
Spiking gas prices are a preview of an energy transition gone wrong
Emily Pontecorvo
Experts say the Build Back Better Act’s climate policies could help
As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism
Alex Smith
The existential threat of the encroaching climate crisis takes its own psychological toll
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