Harsha Walia on Border Violence and Eco-Fascism
National policies won’t solve a global problem like climate change, says migrant justice activist Harsha Walia.
Tag: climate
Is COP26 Set to End in Failure?
Negotiations in Glasgow are going down to the wire, yet few believe world leaders will get us anywhere near limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees. Is COP26 heading for failure? We speak to Simon Lewis.
Laleh Khalili on Sovereignty and Seafarers
From city ports to the open sea, worker exploitation and environmental degradation are both rife and invisible.
Who Should Pay Up for Climate Carnage?
Harpreet Kaur Paul
Rich countries are trying to shirk their responsibilities.
Everything You Need to Know About COP26
Leaders and diplomats from 197 countries have descended on Glasgow for a conference billed as the “last chance” to save the planet. Michael Walker is joined by Simon Lewis to explain everything you need to know about COP26.
Austerity May Be Over, but the Tories Still Aren’t Spending Enough
James Meadway
The average household is set to be £13,000 worse off by the middle of the decade.
Julian Brave NoiseCat on Apocalypse and Resistance
The activist and journalist explains why land rights and Indigenous knowledge are crucial to efforts to stop climate breakdown.
Noam Chomsky on Indigenous Demands and Roosevelt’s Legacy
The eminent activist and writer warns against a Green New Deal that would save capitalism instead of dismantling it.
Planet B: Everything Must Change – Land
Harpreet Kaur Paul asks how we can make land for living, not for profit, in the second episode of the series.
Boris Johnson Reveals UK Plan for Net Zero
#TyskySour returns this evening with Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Sarah Jaffe on Green Work or No Work
Why the promise of “good, green union jobs” isn’t enough for a just transition.
Whoever Wins the Green Leadership Race Must Seize the Moment
Matthew Butcher
Play their cards right, and we could see another Green surge.
Extinction Isn’t the Worst That Can Happen
Kai Heron
Yes, you read that right.
Afterburn
Kate Aronoff explores climate denialism, oil companies’ predictions of the future, and the fate of the Green New Deal.
You’re On Your Own, Kids: How the Indian State Abandoned Its People to Covid-19
Aruna Chandrasekhar
India is in the grip of a horrific second wave – and Narendra Modi has blood on his hands.
Death by Pollution
Do we all breathe the same air? Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah was a nine-year-old girl who lived in south-east London and died in 2013. The cause of death was listed as air pollution, now her mother is fighting to make clean air a human right.
So Far, the Tories’ ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ Is Pure PR. This Year They Have an Opportunity to Change That
James Meadway
COP26 could be an opportunity to finally walk the talk - or not.
Introducing How We Win, a Socialist Strategy for the 2020s
James Schneider
In this six-part, week-long series, James Schneider sets out a blueprint for the next decade.