Politics

The chyron perfectly juxtaposed two strikingly different moments from the president’s address., Read MoreContinue Reading

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor launch their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World on Democracy Now! It examines how wealthy elites are preparing for “the end of the world,” even as they contribute to growing inequality, political instability and the climate crisis. The riseContinue Reading

The president’s fellow Republicans are souring on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found., Read MoreContinue Reading

The president has invoked their name almost 900 times this year, a Reuters review shows., Read MoreContinue Reading

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As UN Secretary-General makes final UN General Assembly speech, global campaigners say the call to “Make Polluters Pay” has gone mainstream. In his powerful speech, he reaffirmed the importance of national governments adopting national plans to transition away from fossil fuels, aligned with the 1.5°C goal, and made a clearContinue Reading

World leaders are in New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, which coincides with Climate Week. It comes after months of climate-fueled extreme weather around the world, including heat waves in North America and Europe, wildfires in Africa, flash flooding in Asia and a record-breaking El Niño.Continue Reading

Today, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on governments at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City to “adopt a national plan to transition away from fossil fuels aligned with 1.5 degrees”.In response, Romain Ioualalen, Global Policy lead at Oil Change International, said: “The message from UNSG Guterres isContinue Reading

Ahead of the midterm elections, activist and writer Bill McKibben says he has been traveling across the United States with Third Act, the environmental group he founded to harness the power of seniors who care about the climate and democracy. “These elections are also starting to set the groundwork forContinue Reading

The U.S. is bound by law to provide democratically-governed Taiwan with the means to defend itself, despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations., Read MoreContinue Reading

“In summary, it may possibly be helpful to consume news from news outlets,” said Daniel Dale, whose network the president has banned from the White House., Read MoreContinue Reading