(2021-08-16). Déjà Vu: Saigon, Vietnam, 1975; Kabul, Afghanistan, 2021. counterpunch.org In addition to global warming (floods, fires, destructive storms, water shortages and water pollution) a pernicious COVID virus with all its offspring variants, a depressed economy, abuse of power, rabid racism, graft and corruption at all levels – Hubris and Arrogance, the afflictions to which all empires succumb, are America's tragic flaws.
(2021-08-16). 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.
(2021-08-16). Climate change: the fault of humanity? mronline.org 
The sixth report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) runs to nearly 4,000 pages. The IPCC has tried to summarise its report as the 'final opportunity' to avoid climate catastrophe.
(2021-08-16). Yaqui Pipeline Fighters Need Immediate Relief. counterpunch.org The Indigenous pipeline fighters of Turtle Island have become a darling of the global climate justice movement. Leading more than a decade of civil disobedience to halt construction of private infrastructure threats to, air, water and territory, land-based rural people of North America have been among the first and worst affected by these megaprojects. Thousands
(2021-08-16). The end of growth? The capitalist economy & ecological crisis. mronline.org 
The question of economic growth and its relation to the climate crisis is a subject of increasing discussion. Here we offer a Marxist view on this critical issue for the environmental movement.
(2021-08-16). Scale of forest fire devastation in Greece threatens to ignite social and political unrest. wsws.org Both climate change and the failure of essential services to respond to its deadly effects are the consequence of the anarchic capitalist mode of production, which views environmental destruction as one of the costs of doing business.
(2021-08-16). Jayapal Says There's Nothing 'Moderate' About Tanking Medicare Expansion, Climate Action. commondreams.org
(2021-08-16). Chomsky and Pollin: We Can't Rely on Private Sector for Necessary Climate Action. truthout.org 
The new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate assessment report, released on August 9, has finally stated in the most absolute terms that anthropogenic emissions are the cause behind global warming, and that we have no time left in the effort to keep temperature from crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold. If we fail to take immediate action, we can easily exceed 2 degrees Celsius by the middle of the century. | Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that while the IP…
(2021-08-16). The UK Is Exceeding US Climate Action — But That's Not Saying Much. truthout.org 
The release of
(2021-08-16). Stuck in the Smoke as Billionaires Blast Off. zcomm.org Climate inaction was never really about denial. Rich countries just thought poorer countries would bear the brunt of the crisis…
(2021-08-16). 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…
(2021-08-16). The Great "Global Warming" Alarm Is Part of the WEF's "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-16). Water Protectors Lock Down at Enbridge Line 3: 700 Arrests to Date. indybay.org "We have exhausted every other option," Giniw Collective said today, Monday, August 16. "This morning, four water protectors locked to each other and to machines, halting work at an Enbridge Line 3 worksite near Hay Creek, Minnesota." Now, 700 Water Protectors have been arrested. bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2021/08/water-protectors-continue-to-resist.html…
(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). 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). Where Best to Ride Out the Climate Apocalypse? The Billionaires' Bunker Fantasies Go Mainstream. globalresearch.ca
(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). 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