Climate Change

27/12/21
Author: 
Katie Surma
Human rights lawyer Philippe Sands speaks at AOL Studios In New York on Nov. 6, 2015 in New York City. Credit: John Lamparski/WireImage

Dec. 22, 2021

The British lawyer and author has held Nazis and presidents accountable for crossing the moral red line. Now, he argues, the time has come to pursue those who commit crimes against the environment.

BRUSSELS—Philippe Sands steps off his train at Brussels’ Midi station and sees a familiar face amidst a flurry of passengers. 

26/12/21
Author: 
Ideas - CBC
Kim Stanley Robinson

'I absolutely believe capitalism is one name for the problem. It's exploitative,' says the sci-fi writer 

Ideas 53:59Kim Stanley Robinson: The Best-Case Scenario You Can Still Believe In

25/12/21
Author: 
Chen Zhou
John Horgan - BC NDP

Dec. 23, 2021

RCMP raids at Wet’suwet’en and Fairy Creek, and the silence of the federal party, are resurfacing old divisions among Canada’s New Democrats

Frustration is mounting among left-wing members of Canada’s New Democratic Party, who feel the party has lost its way.

In recent weeks members have publicly quit, others have circulated petitions and some have shared stories of what they perceive to be dirty tricks from a party leadership determined to ostracize them.

25/12/21
Author: 
Emma Gilchrist
Pipeline company Coastal GasLink dropped civil contempt charges laid against two journalists who were arrested while reporting on conflict in Wet'suwet'en territory. Photo: Amber Bracken / The Narwhal

Dec. 24, 2021

Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano were detained for three nights, attracting international scrutiny of ongoing RCMP violations of press freedoms

Charges have been dropped against journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano, who were arrested and detained for three nights on civil contempt charges while reporting on militarized police raids on Wet’suwet’en territory in northwest B.C. on Nov. 19. 

23/12/21
Author: 
Robin Scher, Independent Media Institute

Dec 15, 2021

Power drain: The web burns about as much electricity as the aviation industry. (Photo credit: Pacific Disaster Center/Flickr)

Power drain: The web burns about as much electricity as the aviation industry. (Photo credit: Pacific Disaster Center/Flickr)

19/12/21
Author: 
The Canadian Press
Forest

Dec. 16, 2021

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is finalizing plans with First Nations that have indicated support for plans to defer logging in certain old-growth forests, while it continues talks with nations that need more time to decide.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is finalizing plans with First Nations that have indicated support for plans to defer logging in certain old-growth forests, while it continues talks with nations that need more time to decide.

18/12/21
Author: 
Climate and Capitalism
Prehistoric art

December 17, 2021

Is inequality inevitable? Is freedom just a choice? Two materialist critiques of a widely-praised book.

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