Ignoring Climate Risks Could Sink U.S. Economy

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 3, 2014 Failure to factor immediate action on climate change into American policies and business plans aimed at economic prosperity will lead to havoc, a former U.S. treasury secretary warns. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Puts U.S. at Risk of Multibillion Dollar Bill

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jun 29, 2014 U.S. government and business are warned that climate change could cost the economy billions of dollars because of the increasing risk of property damage, reduced harvests and workers incapacitated by extreme heat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Campaigners Spy Signs of Concern Among Frackers

By Caroline Lucas, Climate News Network Jun 26, 2014 U.K. Green Party MP Caroline Lucas asks if the NATO general secretary really believes Russia is secretly the puppet master behind efforts to stop shale gas extraction in Europe, or if anti-fracking campaigns are just becoming more effective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Brazil’s Winning Lead on Carbon Cuts

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 14, 2014 Winning the soccer World Cup may be Brazil's current target, but new research indicates that it is also a world champion of CO2 emissions cuts by drastically reducing the amount of rain forest being felled. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Help Needed Now for Climate Refugees

By Paul Brown, Climate News Network Jun 12, 2014 A United Nations University report urges governments worldwide to draw up plans urgently to avoid conflict and insecurity by helping populations that are being forced to move because of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tiananmen Square Massacre ‘More Important Than Ever’ 25 Years Later

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jun 2, 2014 On June 4, 1989, a million peaceful protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, only to be brutally barraged by the Chinese Communist Party with its 200,000 soldiers. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: ‘Socialism Is Christianity Politicized’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2014 Comedian-actor-writer Russell Brand took on a range of topics including spirituality, materialism, politics and revolution during an interview at Cambridge University's student union in England last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nailed for Hooliganism? A Political Artist Talks

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 16, 2013 The Russian activist and artist who earlier this month nailed his scrotum to the pavement outside Lenin's Masoleum in Moscow's Red Square spoke with n+1 about the media and the public's response to his political statement as uncertain reports surface that he, like members of the punk band Pussy Riot, has been charged with hooliganism. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )