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Trump, Trumpism, and the Polycrisis

Trump, Trumpism, and the Polycrisis

“Polycrisis” is a word that has recently come into use to characterize the way crises in many different spheres – ranging from geopolitics and economics to climate and pandemic – are aggravating each other and even converging. Trump and Trumpism, like similar leaders and movements around the world, took off in the era of polycrisis and reflect many of its themes. They are also likely to severely aggravate the dynamics of the polycrisis.

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LNS Spotlight: Jeff Johnson

LNS Spotlight: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson is the retiring chair of the LNS board. He has been a board member since 2018 and will continue in that role.

50,000 Plan for the Trump Resistance

50,000 Plan for the Trump Resistance

On the day after the elections, 50,000 people joined a four-hour on-line event to plan how to respond. Sponsored by more than 200 organizations, the call heard from leaders of dozens of progressive groups, including the presidents of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the National Education Association (NEA), as well as members of Congress. More than 100 communities were organized on the spot. 

Supply Chain Solidarity

Supply Chain Solidarity

By LNS Network Organizer Oren Kadosh

Nevada is “ground zero” for U.S. lithium extraction. Last month, LNS helped organize workers and activists on a tour through Nevada to observe proposed lithium mining sites and hear from Tribal, Indigenous, and frontline community members who are fighting back against the accelerating pace of mining that is threatening to turn critical ecosystems and sacred lands into profit-making sacrifice zones.

Climate Change: In Case You Haven’t Heard…

Climate Change: In Case You Haven’t Heard…

The World Meteorological Organization reported that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is accumulating faster than at any time in human history, with concentrations rising more than 10% in just two decades. It hit record levels in 2023 — 51% greater than before the Industrial Revolution, when people began to burn large amounts of coal, oil and fossil gas.

Climate Underground Rising

Climate Underground Rising

By LNS Co-Director Liz Ratzloff

I recently attended the Climate Underground conference hosted by chef Alice Waters and former Vice President Al Gore at his farm in Carthage, Tennessee. The Climate Reality Project’s conference convened farmers, scientists, chefs, non-profit staff, and others to talk about how regenerative farming practices can decrease emissions in the agricultural sector and help create more resilient farms that can better withstand the severe storms brought about by global warming.

Our Next Steps Together…

Our Next Steps Together…

We as a nation awoke to the confirmation that Donald Trump will be serving a second term as president. For those of us who strive for climate justice and worker empowerment, this reality is an incredible setback. Trump’s approach to the environment, which the Republican Party as a whole has adopted, would roll back regulations, expand oil and gas production and curtail the federal government’s regulatory powers.

LNS Welcomes New Communications director

LNS Welcomes New Communications director

LNS is proud to introduce our new Communications Director, Virginia Rodino. Virginia’s professional career has focused on communications strategy for labor, non-profit, and activist organizations.