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Niger Delta Standoff

by Kia Mistilis | Jul 9, 2009

Behind fighter-planes and gunboats, Nigerian forces launched a full-scale offensive in the Niger Delta on May 13, displacing 30,000 people and sparking a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of civilians fleeing destroyed villages are now trapped between armed resistance groups and the Nigerian military. These civilians are hiding in the bush without food, water, or medical supplies, let alone Internet access to alert the world of their plight, as Iranians are doing via Twitter.

The Oil Need That Fuels U.S. ‘Outreach’ in Africa

by Emira Woods | May 28, 2009

Karin Brulliard’s May 21 article, “U.S. Outreach on Rough Seas Off Western Africa” missed the point.

Bridging the Climate Change Gap

by John Feffer, Saleemul Huq | May 18, 2009

Since his inauguration in January, President Barack Obama has promised to take the problem of climate change seriously and step into a leadership role in the global negotiations. Congressional leadership on climate has also swelled to deliver domestic climate change legislation. But a "blind spot" seems to be emerging that may make it more difficult for the United States to play the leadership role it wishes — and the world needs it — to play.

Cities Can Save the Earth

by John Feffer, Richard Register | May 12, 2009

The climate crisis won’t be solved by changing light bulbs and inflating your tires more, planting a tree and driving a little less. It’s going to require a truly fundamental shift in how we build our cities and live in them.

The Language of Climate Change

by John Feffer, Emanuel Pastreich | Apr 23, 2009

Many think tanks and NGOs in the United States and Europe — Sierra Club, Earthwatch, 1Sky — wield multimillion-dollar budgets with the aim of reducing environmental degradation and climate change on a global scale.

Postcard From…Beijing

by Eugene Coyle, John Feffer | Feb 6, 2009

Beijing is a sprawling metropolis. Avenues up to 12 lanes wide connect high-rise centers of commerce. But with size comes pollution. The air in Beijing in winter is opaque, and after a week of breathing it left me with the miserable Beijing cough. Global warming analysts point out that China is building a new coal […]

Green Paper Gold

by Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, John Feffer, Brendan Smith | Dec 9, 2008

There’s growing support for fighting global economic stagnation and global warming simultaneously with a “green New Deal” nationally and globally. Investing to cut greenhouse gasses can create “green jobs” and provide fiscal stimulus while it is protecting the planet. But how is it going to be paid for?

Charting a Progressive International Financial Agenda

by Daniel D. Bradlow, Emily Schwartz Greco | Dec 8, 2008

The international financial crisis has shaken the self-confidence of the managers of the international financial system. Their frantic efforts to prop up the global financial system and stimulate national economies are noteworthy, not only for the magnitude of the funds they are throwing at the problem but also for demonstrating they don’t seem to fully understand the system that they created. Their confusion is producing the best opportunity in 60 years to create a more socially and environmentally responsible international financial order.

Drawing the Future From the Past

by Channapha Khamvongsa | Dec 6, 2008

Since the end to the U.S. wars in Southeast Asia, many other wars have been waged, in other parts of the world, in new terrain, villages, and communities. Yet, the wars in Southeast Asia lingers.

Big Oil’s Last Stand

by Antonia Juhasz, Emily Schwartz Greco | Oct 22, 2008

Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from the introduction to The Tyranny of Oil: the World’s Most Powerful Industry, and What We Must Do To Stop It (William Morrow 2008). Within days of the New Year, 2008 began with three landmark events. Oil reached $100 per barrel for only the second time in history as […]