by BrendanS | Aug 26, 2013 | Politics of Climate Change, Uncategorized
[by Jeremy Brecher] The summer of 1988 was long and hot. One scorching day I casually said to a deliveryman, “Awfully hot.” He responded, “I talk with old-timers who can’t remember anything like it in 60, 70 years.” He continued,...
by BrendanS | Aug 15, 2013 | Articles, Politics of Climate Change
[by Jeremy Brecher; cross-posted with Waging Nonviolence] Two years ago I was among more than a thousand people who committed civil disobedience at the White House to oppose the building of the Keystone XL pipeline. Since then many more have been arrested around the...
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 | 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]...
