(2021-07-20). The Taliban's Dramatic Military Victory. counterpunch.org Joe Biden deserves nothing but praise and support for his decision to honor America's commitment, negotiated between the Trump administration and the Taliban, to finally withdraw from Afghanistan. After more than 20 years of wasted lives, endless property damage and squandering of billions of U.S. tax dollars that would have been better spent on just
(2021-07-20). Cuba: How the CIA Manipulates Social Media and All Media. liberationnews.org 
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the people of Cuba demonstrated in support of their revolution and government over the weekend, new environmental disasters brought about by climate change, efforts to prohibit the teaching of the history of racism in America, a new global spying scandal involving an Israeli company, and more.
(2021-07-20). 'A false solution': 500+ groups urge US, Canadian leaders to reject carbon capture. canadiandimension.com 
Drax Power Station in Selby, England. The station is the largest power station in the UK. It provides about 5 percent of the country's electricity and 12 percent of the country's renewable power. Photo from Shutterstock. | More than 500 organizations on Monday pressured political leaders in the United States and Canada to reject carbon capture as "a false solution" that has become "a dangerous distraction driven by the same big polluters who created the climate emergency." | The messages about carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) were not only shared as lette…
(2021-07-20). Biden will restore Tongass National Forest protections in critical step for climate. peoplesworld.org 
(2021-07-20). Robotic Killing Machines and Our Future: Chris Pratt, Aliens and Drones. counterpunch.org Chris Pratt of Parks and Recreation and Guardians of the Galaxy fame has a new film out. In The Tomorrow War, Pratt uses time travel to save Earth from hordes of ravenous aliens. The film ultimately is an allegory for climate change, so kudos to Pratt and all in Hollywood for a movie demonstrating that
(2021-07-20). From Negligence to Malevolence: How the Climate Crisis has Gone Critical. progressive.org Human-induced climate change has gotten so bad that our only hope isn't to reverse it, but to simply save what we can.
(2021-07-20). How to Prevent a New Cold War with China. counterpunch.org On May 25th 2021, Representative Greogry Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced an expensive anti-China bill into the House. The Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R. 3524), also known as the EAGLE Act, would commit our tax dollars to dangerous anti-China rhetoric, as well as wasteful and environmentally damaging military
(2021-07-20). Winona LaDuke and Water Protectors Arrested: Horse Nation to the Front Line. indybay.org Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth, was among the women arrested today defending the Shell River from the construction of Enbridge Line 3.
(2021-07-20). 84 Democrats Sign Letter Demanding Civilian Climate Corps in Reconciliation Bill. truthout.org 
As Democratic leaders hash out the details of the upcoming $3.5 trillion reconciliation deal, dozens of Democratic lawmakers are uniting behind a proposal to create a Civilian Climate Corps and rallying for its inclusion in the bill. | Eighty-four Democrats signed
(2021-07-20). Are We Prepared for Pandora's Box of Climate Catastrophes? commondreams.org
(2021-07-20). Solar generated 25% of US electricity in April: What this means for renewables. nationofchange.org Continued growth in the solar sector is essential to climate change prevention.
(2021-07-20). Climate Change Hits Around the World. sputniknews.com On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed the effects of severe weather in Germany and other European countries, the divisiveness of the left, and the reality of the vaccine statistics in the United States.
(2021-07-19). In Germany and worldwide, climate change-fueled weather crisis wreaks havoc. peoplesworld.org 
Floods caused by global warming in Germany have left 108 people dead and at least 1,300 others missing. The tragedy is the latest in a pattern of natural disasters worldwide, highlighting the dire reality that devastating weather events will continue and worsen due to climate change. Days before turbid waves ripped through the western part …
(2021-07-19). Interview: WMO Chief Warns Of Rising Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net Extreme weather events and natural disasters will continue to increase, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Monday, saying that climate change was the root cause for the torrential rainstorms and deadly floods ravaging across Western Europe this summer. | Speaking exclusively to Xinhua, Petteri Taalas, secretary-general of the Geneva-based WMO, said: "We have always had extreme weather events, but because of climate change, we have started seeing them more often and they are more intense." | "Without climate change we wouldn't have observed such high temperatures in western parts…
(2021-07-19). Seven Water Protectors Protesting Line 3 Pipeline Arrested at the Shell River. commondreams.org The Paris-based agency slammed rich governments for promising to "build back better" but refusing to "put their money where their mouth is."
(2021-07-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf — For a people's green new deal. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents A People's Green New Deal, plus three new books on pandemics and two on the global food crisis.
(2021-07-19). Ecosocialist Bookshelf – For a people's green new deal. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents A People's Green New Deal, plus three new books on pandemics and two on the global food crisis.
(2021-07-19). Sunrise Launches Green New Deal Jobs Website to Celebrate Future of Climate-Friendly Work. commondreams.org "It's bad information" about vaccines that is killing people, the president said.
(2021-07-19). In Gift to Rich Tax Cheats, Republicans Strip IRS Funds From Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. commondreams.org "We've now reached stratospheric inequality. Billionaires burning into space, away from a world of pandemic, climate change, and starvation."
(2021-07-19). Court rules government has a climate duty of care to young people. greenleft.org.au Federal environment minister Sussan Ley is going to challenge a July ruling that the government has a duty of care "to avoid causing personal injury or death" to children when considering the approval of fossil fuel projects. Paul Gregoire reports.
(2021-07-19). Court rules gov't has a climate duty of care to young people. greenleft.org.au Federal environment minister Sussan Ley is going to challenge a July ruling that the government has a duty of care "to avoid causing personal injury or death" to children when considering the approval of fossil fuel projects. Paul Gregoire reports.
(2021-07-19). Friday 7/16: SC1.5CE Not Silence: Virutal Climate Action Forum. indybay.org Online forum…
(2021-07-19). Tomgram: Aviva Chomsky, Migration as Resistance. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Give Joe Biden credit. As a 78-year-old mainstream politician, he's made some surprisingly bold moves domestically when it comes, for instance, to climate change — even if his plans have been quite literally paralyzed by Senate Minority Leader …
(2021-07-19). Pushed By Press Freedom Advocates, Garland Limits DOJ's Ability to Seize Reporters' Phone Records. commondreams.org The new tool shows "another future is possible—one that's not extractive and includes fulfilling, good-paying jobs that will revitalize our communities and combat climate change."
(2021-07-19). Internet Companies' $234 Million in Political Spending Harms Efforts to Close Digital Divide: Report. commondreams.org "We don't have to wait for international agreements on the climate and nature crises," the new alliance states. "Change can happen now."