Our actions can change systems so they are equitable, just and nondiscriminatory.

Leading scientists say most people remain unaware of the fact that climate change is already a stark reality and will continue to get worse unless drastic action is taken.

From the author of "The Shock Doctrine," here is the introduction to Naomi Klein's new book, "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate."

The climate crisis is worsening faster than predicted, by every scientific measure, and is paralleled by another crisis: the failure of the U.N. climate negotiation process.

This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The perennial presidential favorite has difficulty dropping her anti-gay baggage, Michael Sam has a team, activists upstage the UN climate summit, and a subprime car loan bubble gets fueled Plus: Who are the Net neutrality 1 percenters?This week on Truthdig Radio: The perennial presidential favorite has difficulty dropping her anti-gay baggage, Michael Sam has a team, activists upstage the U Plus: Who are the Net neutrality 1 percenters?.

Research demonstrates that dogs, cats and others release the same hormone that humans do when they're in love; a blond man once convinced British intellectuals he was Asian and had been kidnapped from Taiwan; to deal with the climate crisis, we have to change our way of thinking. These discoveries and more after the jump.

The majority of the world is convinced that humans are changing the climate, for the worse. Now, evidence is mounting that paints just how grim a future we are making for ourselves and the planet.

Typhoon Haiyan, a storm of historic proportions, has devastated the largely impoverished population of the Philippines.