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Hurricane Helene: A Wakeup Call for Climate Justice
The tragedies of death and destruction unfolding in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and North and South Carolina are not natural. Global warming and the climate crisis are making the rapid intensification of storms more deadly and more frequent. NBC reported two...
What Ever Happened to Globalization?
Globalization has been the hallmark of the economic world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Since the Great Recession of 2008, however, globalization as we knew it has been changing fast. That change is an important part of what is being called the “polycrisis,” the convergence and mutual aggravation of geopolitical, economic, governance, climate, and other crises. This commentary examines the rise and fall of globalization as we knew it. The next commentary explores what is emerging from it. Both are part of a series on “The Polycrisis and the Global Green New Deal.”
LNS Spotlight: Kevin Young
Kevin Young teaches history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is a vice president of the faculty-library union.
Stand with Postal Workers on Oct. 1
On October 1, American Postal Workers Union (APWU) members are rallying across the country to demand better staffing, better services, and that postal workers and the public have a say in how this vital public service serves us.
Big Climate Win at the Machinists’ Union
A recent headline from the Machinists union proclaims “IAM Takes Bold Steps in Addressing Climate Crisis and Embracing Green Technologies.”
LNS Prez says: Expand Labor Solidarity to Human Solidarity
LNS President Joe Uehlein has just published an article in the environmental publication Earth Island Journal titled “Pitfalls & Possibilities: The US labor movement needs to expand worker solidarity to human solidarity.”
Workers’ Pension Power
Labor Network for Sustainability recently brought together members of the AFT and NEA from the Educators Climate Action Network (ECAN) along with members of AFSCME for a workshop training on Pension Power.
How to Win the Climate War
Kevin Young, labor-climate activist featured in this issue’s “Spotlight” above, has recently published Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements that Won.
Climate Change: In Case You Haven’t Heard…
The summer of 2024 had the hottest global temperature on record, putting the earth on course for the hottest year in human history.