Climate Emergency: Global Insurgency

Climate Emergency: Global Insurgency

[The original posting by Jeremy Brecher can be found Here on Common Dreams] The Lilliputian defenders of the earth’s climate have been winning some unlikely battles lately. The Standing Rock Sioux, supported by nearly two hundred Native American tribes and a lot of...
Jobs, Justice, and the Clean-Energy Future

Jobs, Justice, and the Clean-Energy Future

[By Jeremy Brecher, original posted on Dollars&Sense] Today, there are 400 parts per million (PPM) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, far above the 350 ppm climate scientists regard as the safe upper limit. Even in the unlikely event that all nations fulfill the...
Dakota Access Pipeline and the Future of American Labor

Dakota Access Pipeline and the Future of American Labor

By Jeremy Brecher Labor Network for Sustainability As United States Energy Transfers Partners began building the Dakota Access Pipeline through territory sacred to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, the tribe began an escalating campaign against the pipeline. By this...