(2021-08-15). After 20 Years of Lies and War, US Retreat Underway as Taliban Retake Control of Afghanistan. commondreams.org The latest IPCC report on the climate emergency is a devastating document, but it contains plenty of reasons for hope.
(2021-08-15). Climate Crisis and Social Transformation in the Age of Corona. indybay.org The temporary moratorium on economic activity in large parts of the world has done nothing at all to change the fundamental logic of the capitalist mode of production, which is driven by the end-in-itself motion of endlessly reproducing abstract wealth, represented by money.
(2021-08-15). Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires' Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-15). Is It Time To Create A UN Political Body For Climate Change? popularresistance.org United nations – As a wisecracking cynic once remarked: "The sun would never set on the British empire because God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark". Perhaps it was an uncharitable remark because most of the British colonies have long gone. | But when i quoted this witticism to a British journalist, he countered: "I am sure it was told by a Scotsman." | Since Scotland is not a colony, its demand for independence is not a matter of decolonization, which is virtually dead on the UN's political agenda. | The United Nations, at its very inception 76 years ago, created a Trusteeship Council, one of its main or…
(2021-08-15). WEEKEND READER: Calling Out Climate Denial. dailyposter.com 
| This week's Weekend Reader includes a look at the Democratic Party's climate denial, from President Joe Biden to former President Barack Obama, to Congress, who say they believe in science but keep backing continued fossil fuel development.As The New Republic writes, Democrats "don't dispute that the climate is changing, but they are absolutely in denial about what curbing it would entail." Biden and lawmakers need to start working to decarbonize the planet while we still have tim…
(2021-08-15). Wednesday 8/25: Din-In: Make a Holy Noise for Strong Climate Policies. indybay.org San Jose City Hall west steps | 200 East Santa Clara Ave. | San Jose, CA 95113…
(2021-08-15). We Know What to Do on Climate. We Know How to Do It. Only Question: Will We? commondreams.org "How did you all know who won?" guards asked. "Obama called me himself!" one brother said.
(2021-08-15). "Our Species is Being Genetically Modified": Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Analysis of the Microbiome and Virome. globalresearch.ca This year marks a turning point in human history. For the first time since human civilization began, our species is being genetically modified. Vaccine manufacturers have now made it possible for the human genome to be permanently altered —and humanity's relationship with nature forever changed.
(2021-08-15). Science, Salvation and Heretics: From Monsanto to Pfizer, Same Old Playbook. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-14). Canadian Doctors Group Erects Anti-LNG Billboard. popularresistance.org A group of doctors and nurses have launched an aggressive billboard campaign targeting BC Ferries for burning liquefied natural gas — or LNG — a largely methane mixture they say is threatening human health and the world's climate system. | Dr. Melissa Lem, a Vancouver family physician and president-elect of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), says the campaign was partly in response to advertisements on some BC Ferries trumpeting the clean potential of natural gas. | "They have these massive billboards that tout the clean natural gas," says Lem. "What's feeding their fer…
(2021-08-14). The Climate Emergency is a Global Public Health Threat. commondreams.org "This is not last year's Covid," said the former head of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "This one is worse and our children are the ones that are going to be affected by it the most."
(2021-08-14). Apocalypse or cooperation? mronline.org 
The perfect storm of COVID-19 and climate change, and the resulting economic damage, will most likely trigger much more social and political instability. Although substantially increased international cooperation can still avert this nightmarish scenario, the current state of global politics provides few grounds for optimism.
(2021-08-14). Florida Jail Faces Threat of Toxic Flooding. It Has No Evacuation Plan. truthout.org 
Editor's note: Some names have been changed or left out to protect the identity of people who've been incarcerated in the Manatee County Jail. | Jennifer watched pandemonium unfold outside the window of her cell at the Manatee County Jail in Florida on the evening of Sunday, April 4. Drones hovered, dozens of police cars sped back and forth down the road. Jail staff moved their personal vehicles to higher ground and led livestock from the jail's work farm onto trailers. | A wastewater reservoir cove…