by BrendanS | Oct 19, 2012 | Politics of Climate Change, post
[By Jeremy Brecher; Original published in TIDAL: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy] The 1% possesses the lion’s share of the world’s wealth; they dominate the world’s political systems; they command armies of heavily armed cops and soldiers; their views...
by BrendanS | Sep 9, 2012 | Just Transition, post, Uncategorized
America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy by James Gustave Speth shows that it’s possible to fix our economy, our environment, and our democracy — and that each goes hand-in-hand with the others. As millions of people in the US and billions around...
by BrendanS | Aug 26, 2012 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change, post
[by Brendan Smith; Cross-posted with Grist and Huffington Post] A new insurgent force has joined the climate wars: planet Earth. This summer, she’s blanketed two-thirds of the country in drought; turned New Mexico and Colorado into blazing infernos; crumbled...
by BrendanS | Aug 24, 2012 | Articles, Labor and Climage Action, Politics of Climate Change, post
On the occasion of its one-year anniversary, Occupy Wall Street has invited all members of the 99% to New York City for three days of education, celebration, and direct action from September 15-17. [Read the OWS S17 Call to Action. View the OWS S17 promotional video]...
by BrendanS | Jul 26, 2012 | Articles, post
[by Jeremy Brecher; Original published at Nation.com] Something is happening, but we don’t know yet what it is. The first half of 2012 saw a wave of people-powered actions protesting foreclosures, evictions, racial profiling, student debt, union busting, climate...
by BrendanS | Jul 1, 2012 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change, post, Uncategorized
[by Jeremy Brecher] A quarter-century ago, when “Save the Whales!” was a popular slogan, a New Yorker cartoon showed one whale asking another, “But can they save themselves?” In the early 21st century, experts and ordinary people alike are...
