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The Deadly Battle Over Land and Water in Honduras

Jared Olson / Truthdig Feb 17, 2023 In rural Honduras, the Guapinol water defenders movement struggles against devastating industrial construction and increasingly heavily armed private security and paramilitary groups. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

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The Deadly Battle Over Land and Water in Honduras

Jared Olson / Truthdig Feb 17, 2023 In rural Honduras, the Guapinol water defenders movement struggles against devastating industrial construction and increasingly heavily armed private security and paramilitary groups. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

A black-and-white image of a man's face is large on the left side. Behind him, like a collage, several policemen walk side by side, toward us. Behind the policemen, also like a collage, two women and a man hold up a sign that reads, "END RACISM." On the right side of the picture, a soldier in camouflage print looks away from us. The soldier holds a large gun and wears a safety helmet with his face guard up.

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Mike Davis Mined L.A.’s Soul

Rubén Martínez / Capital & Main Nov 1, 2022 Mike Davis appreciation, in memory. "Glimpses of a Homegrown Revolutionary." Personal memories about working with Davis. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Thunberg ‘a Bit Surprised’ to Be Time ‘Person of the Year’

FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Dec 11, 2019 The Swedish activist who has sparked a youth climate protest movement after starting a solo protest is the youngest at 16 to earn the honor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Extinction Rebellion Celebrates Dropped Charges Against 105 Activists

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Nov 27, 2019 Ultimately, the environmental movement expects the cases of over 1,000 activists arrested in London in October will be discontinued. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The People Are Rising Up, at Long Last

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Sep 26, 2019 Politicians think the climate problem will go away if they can make the protesters go away. They’re wrong—and they can’t. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Highlights From the Biggest Climate Strike the World Has Ever Seen

Michael Nigro / Truthdig Sep 21, 2019 Dig deeper

It’s Now Impossible to Deny Who Caused Climate Change

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 29, 2019 Fresh studies have again confirmed a vital fact about global warming. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Thank These Climate Activists for Resisting Our Extinction

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 25, 2019 Extinction Rebellion members and wunderkind Greta Thunberg won’t accept complacency from politicians as they race against the clock. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

EU’s Climate Target Draws Large Show of Support

The Associated Press Dec 2, 2018 At least 65,000 people march on the European Union's headquarters in Belgium to show their backing of the bloc's proposed curbs on climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

We Can No Longer Afford Fossil Fuels

Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance Sep 11, 2018 The costs of not acting against climate change are high. The benefits of investing in a clean-energy economy would be widespread. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Demand Freedom for Siwatu-Salama Ra

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 19, 2018 The 26-year-old environmental and racial justice activist was unjustly prosecuted and imprisoned, and now, in the third trimester of a high-risk pregnancy, is serving a mandatory two-year sentence. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )