(2020-04-09). US pension funds are 'toxic waste dump of risk' — RT's Keiser Report. rt.com 
New York's working-class citizens, essential to the economy, are the most vulnerable amid the ongoing pandemic, due to poor healthcare services in the areas where they live. | Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the supply chain of risk, in which risk gets dumped into pension funds and unsuspecting Main Streeters, who pay with inflation and taxes for the bad bets taken by Wall Street. | Max points to gerrymandering policies, where political subdivisions are created within a state or a region to allow for political manipulation, for the interests of the wealthy to be protected and the interests of the poor to…
(2020-04-09). UN Seeks $130 Million To Prevent Hunger Catastrophe in Zimbabwe. telesurenglish.net The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said Wednesday it needed US$130 million to fund emergency operations in Zimbabwe until August and prevent a catastrophe in the southern African nation, as climate- and recession-induced food shortages deepened. | RELATED: | The WFP added 7.7 million Zimbabweans, half the population, need food aid after a devastating drought and cyclone last year. A lack of predictable…
(2020-04-08). As Washington Privatized Pandemic Preparation, the National Security State Left Americans Defenseless Against Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca Responsibility for pandemic preparation was privatized under the Obama and Trump administrations. It's time to face down the national security state that wasted trillions on imperial wars and abandoned Americans to fight coronavirus alone. | *** | Donald Trump's failure to …
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Campaign as the Climate Candidate. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). 350 Action Responds to Sanders Suspension of His Campaign, Urges Vice President Biden to Move Forward as a Climate Champion. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change. thenation.com Ana María Archila, George Goehl, Maurice Mitchell Coronavirus Is a Dress Rehearsal for Climate Change…
(2020-04-08). Silence of the Climate Watchdogs. thenation.com Silence of the Climate Watchdogs…
(2020-04-08). Neoliberalism, Climate Change and the Future of Architecture. globalresearch.ca Introduction | What is the future for architecture in these times of climate change and economic crises? Should sustainability and affordability be a major factor in the design and development of future buildings? What about aesthetics? There are many individual examples …
(2020-04-08). 5 big environment stories you probably missed while you've been watching coronavirus. nationofchange.org But while we might need to ignore climate change right now if only to save our sanity, it certainly hasn't been ignoring us.
(2020-04-08). After Sanders Exits Race, Climate Campaigners Thank Him for 'Raising the Bar' and Urge Biden to 'Step Up'. commondreams.org The end of Bernie Sanders' second campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday provoked an immediate wave of praise from climate campaigners for the Vermont senator's ambitious plans to address the planetary emergency and calls for former Vice President Joe Biden, now the party's presumed nominee, to embrace his ex-rival's progressive proposals. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal_2.jpg …
(2020-04-08). With Sanders Out, Trump Wastes No Time in Stoking Division Among Democrats. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_oil__1.jpg …
(2020-04-07). Climate Crisis: COVID-19 Cancels COP26, KXL Construction, Trump Big Oil Huddle. therealnews.com 
The UN climate summit is cancelled due to coronavirus, while the long-contested Keystone XL pipeline may begin construction because of it. And as global oil prices bottom out, Trump will huddle with Big Oil executives.
(2020-04-05). First Person: COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief. news.un.org Greenhouse gas emissions are down and air quality has gone up, as governments react to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, has cautioned against viewing this as a boon for the environment. In this First Person editorial, Ms. Andersen calls instead for a profound, systemic shift to a more sustainable economy that works for both people and the planet.
(2020-04-04). Civil Disobedience in the Time of Climate Crisis. zcomm.org What we—citizens, corporations, courts and government—do about the climate crisis will determine life on earth within the next few decades…
(2020-04-04). First U.S. Union-Authorized Climate Strike? zcomm.org If Local 26 is forced to strike again, one thing is clear: It will do so not only as the representative of its own members, but as the champion of everyone who knows they are threatened by climate change…
(2020-04-03). Technological Solution to Food Crisis? projectcensored.org Entrepreneurs and investors are looking for ways to grow enough food in a world of climate change and diminishing resources. | Some propose making "food out of air," according to "Food without Fields?" The article, published in the autumn 2019 issue of Earth Island Journal, presumes the best way to protect ecosystems is to take farming out of them — and put food production in the lab. That's a big presumption, and its implication is that there's no cost-effective and ecologically sound way to keep the farm in the field. But evidence is showing that agriculture—when aligned with ecological principles[m…
(2020-04-03). Unions Disregard Call for Large Scale Climate Action Strikes. projectcensored.org Students are leading the way with Global Climate Strikes across the country to persuade the government and leaders of the country to take impactful action to remedy the current climate…
(2020-04-01). [Correspondence] Racism and discrimination in COVID-19 responses. thelancet.com Outbreaks create fear, and fear is a key ingredient for racism and xenophobia to thrive. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has uncovered social and political fractures within communities, with racialised and discriminatory responses to fear, disproportionately affecting marginalised groups.
(2020-04-01). Living in climate crisis: the pandemic and the need for revolution. liberationnews.org 
We are living the climate crisis and this is how it will continue to evolve without united action from below.
